Which to use
“parties” is a verb and “Partikel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,064
- “parties” frequency rank
- #18,012
- “Partikel” frequency rank
- 42076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parties | Partikel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs party | im weiten Sinne: Oberbegriff für alle nicht flektierbaren Wortarten |
Letter map: parties vs Partikel
Shared letters muted; letters that set parties and Partikel apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. parties runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Partikel's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - parties and Partikel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parties is averb and Partikelanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parties is recorded at frequency rank #24,064, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Partikel is at rank #18,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtɪkl̩].
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 42076, this pair ranks #1,460,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parties vs Partikel
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "parties": s. Private to "Partikel": kl.
"parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Partikel" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parties" and "Partikel" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parties" vs "Partikel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parties" and "Partikel".
- Full dictionary entry for "parties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Partikel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,460,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parties" and "Partikel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parties vs puzzles". 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 #1,460,261 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.