Which to use
“partner” and “Partners” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,366
- “partner” frequency rank
- #15,181
- “Partners” frequency rank
- 16547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partner | Partners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personen oder Institutionen, die gemeinsam ein Ziel verfolgen; Partner | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Partner |
Where the eye mixes partner and Partners
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses partner with Partners
A purely visual mix-up. partner ([ˈpartnɛr]) and Partners ([ˈpaʁtnɐs]) 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) - “partner” sits inside “Partners”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partner is recorded at frequency rank #1,366, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpartnɛr]. Partners is at rank #15,181, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaʁtnɐs].
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 16547, this pair ranks #1,934,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partner vs Partners
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "partner": -. Private to "Partners": s.
"partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Partners" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partner" for "Partners" ever safe?
Which is more common, "partner" or "Partners"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Partners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partner" and "Partners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Panthers vs Partners". 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 #1,934,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.