Which to use
“Partien” and “partner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,749
- “Partien” frequency rank
- #1,366
- “partner” frequency rank
- 7115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partien | partner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Partie | Personen oder Institutionen, die gemeinsam ein Ziel verfolgen; Partner |
Where the eye mixes Partien and partner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Partien vs partner
A purely visual mix-up. Partien ([paʁˈtiːən]) and partner ([ˈpartnɛr]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Partien is recorded at frequency rank #5,749, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtiːən]. partner is at rank #1,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpartnɛr].
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 7115, this pair ranks #1,989,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Partien vs partner
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "Partien": i. Private to "partner": -.
"Partien" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Partien" and "partner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Partien" vs "partner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Partien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partien" and "partner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Partien 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 #1,989,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.