Which to use
“parties” is a verb and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,064
- “parties” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- 28059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parties | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs party | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht |
Letter map: parties vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set parties and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: parties vs set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parties is averb and setanum. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parties is recorded at frequency rank #24,064, classified as averb, pronounced […]. set is at rank #3,995, tagged as anum, pronounced […].
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 28059, this pair ranks #1,791,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parties vs set
Shared letters: est. Private to "parties": aipr. Private to "set": -.
"parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parties ← aprties · parites · parrties · parteis · partiess · partise · partties · patries
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parties" and "set" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "parties" or "set" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parties" and "set".
- Full dictionary entry for "parties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parties" and "set" 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 #1,791,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.