PartnernvsPartnersConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
Partnern
8 ch
Partners

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

  • Partnernaprtnern · parntern · parrtnern · partenrn · partnenr · partnernn · partnerrn · partnnern
  • Partnersaprtners · parnters · parrtners · partenrs · partnerrs · partnerss · partnesr · partnners

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Partnern" and "Partners" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaʁtnɐn] versus [ˈpaʁtnɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Partnern" or "Partners"?
"Partnern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,249 in our German list, against #15,181 for "Partners". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list