PartysvsPortsWhich spelling fits?

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“Partys” and “Ports” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,431
“Partys” frequency rank
#33,763
“Ports” frequency rank
43194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Partys Ports
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Party Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Port

Where the eye mixes Partys and Ports

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Partys runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Ports's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Partys
5 ch
Ports

Why the eye confuses Partys with Ports

A purely visual mix-up. Partys ([ˈpaːɐ̯tis]) and Ports ([pɔʁt͡s]) 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 43194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Partys is recorded at frequency rank #9,431, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːɐ̯tis]. Ports is at rank #33,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɔʁt͡s].

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 43194, this pair ranks #1,425,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Partys vs Ports

Shared letters: prst. Private to "Partys": ay. Private to "Ports": o.

"Partys" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Ports" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Partysaprtys · parrtys · partsy · parttys · partyss · partyys · paryts · patrys
  • Portsoprts · porrts · portss · portts · potrs · pports

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Partys" for "Ports" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaːɐ̯tis] versus [pɔʁt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Partys" vs "Ports" - which ranks higher?
"Partys" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,431 in our German list, against #33,763 for "Ports". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Partys" and "Ports" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Partys" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,425,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Partys" and "Ports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars vs Ports". 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 #1,425,744 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