Which to use
“patente” is an adjective and “Patenten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,013
- “patente” frequency rank
- #46,191
- “Patenten” frequency rank
- 64204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patente | Patenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patent | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Patent |
Where the eye mixes patente and Patenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. patente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against Patenten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patente vs Patenten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: patente is [paˈtɛntə] while Patenten is [paˈtɛntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “patente” sits inside “Patenten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patente is recorded at frequency rank #18,013, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈtɛntə]. Patenten is at rank #46,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈtɛntn̩].
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 64204, this pair ranks #649,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patente vs Patenten
Shared letters: aenpt. Private to "patente": -. Private to "Patenten": -.
"patente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Patenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patente" and "Patenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "patente" vs "Patenten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "patente" and "Patenten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Patenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #649,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patente" and "Patenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paletten vs Patenten". 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 #649,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.