# Patzer vs Putze

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Patzer
*noun · IPA [ˈpat͡sɐ] · frequency rank #37,126*
nicht schwerwiegender Fehler

### Putze
*noun · IPA [ˈpʊt͡sə] · frequency rank #31,740*
Putzfrau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/patzer-vs-putze