Which to use
“patt” is an adjective and “pont” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,502
- “patt” frequency rank
- #25,709
- “pont” frequency rank
- 71211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patt | pont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Im Schachspiel: nicht im Schach zu stehen, jedoch keinen regelgerechten Zug mehr ausführen können, ohne in ein Schach zu geraten; die Partie wird dann als unentschieden gewertet | Brücke |
Where the eye mixes patt and pont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. patt and pont follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: patt vs pont
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: patt is [pat] while pont is [pɔ̃]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patt is recorded at frequency rank #45,502, classified as anadj, pronounced [pat]. pont is at rank #25,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɔ̃].
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 71211, this pair ranks #423,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patt vs pont
Shared letters: pt. Private to "patt": a. Private to "pont": no.
"patt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patt" for "pont" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "patt" or "pont" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "patt" and "pont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patt" and "pont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patt 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 #423,349 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.