Which to use
“Party” and “path” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,367
- “Party” frequency rank
- #30,231
- “path” frequency rank
- 31598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Party | path |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (privates oder öffentliches) geselliges, meist abendliches Treffen, (private oder öffentliche) zwanglose Feier | Fußweg, Pfad, Weg |
Where the eye mixes Party and path
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Party vs path
A purely visual mix-up. Party ([ˈpaːɐ̯ti]) and path ([pɑːθ]) 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 31598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Party is recorded at frequency rank #1,367, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːɐ̯ti]. path is at rank #30,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɑːθ].
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 31598, this pair ranks #1,724,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Party vs path
Shared letters: apt. Private to "Party": ry. Private to "path": h.
"Party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Party" and "path" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Party" or "path" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Party" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "path" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Party" and "path" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "path vs Pau". 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 #1,724,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.