Which to use
“Partnern” and “Partners” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,249
- “Partnern” frequency rank
- #15,181
- “Partners” frequency rank
- 24430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partnern | Partners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Partner | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Partner |
Where the eye mixes Partnern and Partners
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Partnern with Partners
A purely visual mix-up. Partnern ([ˈpaʁtnɐn]) 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 a single letter - n in “Partnern” becomes s in “Partners”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Partnern is recorded at frequency rank #9,249, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaʁtnɐn]. 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 24430, this pair ranks #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Partnern vs Partners
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "Partnern": -. Private to "Partners": s.
"Partnern" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "Partners" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Partnern" and "Partners" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Partnern" or "Partners"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Partnern" 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 #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partnern" and "Partners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Partnern vs pattern". 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 #1,847,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.