Which to use
“Partnern” and “pattern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,249
- “Partnern” frequency rank
- #42,727
- “pattern” frequency rank
- 51976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partnern | pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Partner | Vorlage, Modell, Schablone zur Erstellung einer Kopie |
Where the eye mixes Partnern and pattern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Partnern and pattern
A purely visual mix-up. Partnern ([ˈpaʁtnɐn]) and pattern ([pætən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51976, 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]. pattern is at rank #42,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pætən].
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 51976, this pair ranks #1,114,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Partnern vs pattern
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "Partnern": -. Private to "pattern": -.
"Partnern" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "pattern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Partnern" for "pattern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Partnern" or "pattern"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Partnern" and "pattern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Partnern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pattern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partnern" and "pattern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pattern vs platter". 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 #1,114,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.