# patente vs Patienten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### patente
*adjective · IPA [paˈtɛntə] · frequency rank #18,013*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs patent

### Patienten
*noun · IPA [paˈt͡si̯ɛntn̩] · frequency rank #1,304*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Patient

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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