Which to use
“partner” and “porter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,366
- “partner” frequency rank
- #18,025
- “porter” frequency rank
- 19391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partner | porter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personen oder Institutionen, die gemeinsam ein Ziel verfolgen; Partner | der Gepäckträger: Person, die Gepäck oder ähnliche Gegenstände trägt |
Letter map: partner vs porter
Shared letters muted; letters that set partner and porter apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: partner and porter
partner and porter are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19391, 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]. porter is at rank #18,025, tagged as anoun, 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 19391, this pair ranks #1,908,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partner vs porter
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "partner": an. Private to "porter": o.
"partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "porter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partner" for "porter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "partner" or "porter" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "partner" and "porter". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partner" and "porter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porter 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 #1,908,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.