Which to use
“partiell” and “partielle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,541
- “partiell” frequency rank
- #40,745
- “partielle” frequency rank
- 77286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partiell | partielle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs partiell |
Where the eye mixes partiell and partielle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. partiell runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against partielle's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partiell vs partielle
A purely visual mix-up. partiell ([paʁˈt͡si̯ɛl]) and partielle ([paʁˈt͡si̯ɛlə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “partiell” sits inside “partielle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partiell is recorded at frequency rank #36,541, classified as anadj, pronounced [paʁˈt͡si̯ɛl]. partielle is at rank #40,745, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paʁˈt͡si̯ɛlə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 77286, this pair ranks #264,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partiell vs partielle
Shared letters: aeilprt. Private to "partiell": -. Private to "partielle": -.
"partiell" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "partielle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partiell" for "partielle" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "partiell" or "partielle" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "partiell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partielle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partiell" and "partielle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partiell vs Partikeln". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #264,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.