Palette
[paˈlɛtə]
The verdict
“Palette” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,378 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,378
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Brett zum Mischen von Malfarben
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Palette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈlɛtə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Palette” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Palette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈlɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,378 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Palette, with forms such as "aplette", "paeltte", and "palete". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Platte", "Pleite", "pflegte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Palette, spelled P-A-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1ein Brett zum Mischen von Malfarben
- 2Vielfalt meist hinsichtlich der Auswahlmöglichkeiten
- 3ein meist flach gehaltenes, als zeitweilige Ablage, Unterbau oder Unterlage verwendetes Transportmittel und Hilfsmittel bei der Lagerung im Handel, der Logistik oder in Produktionsprozessen
- 4eine feste oder frei definierbare Zusammenstellung von Farben in der digitalen Bildverarbeitung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aplette,paeltte,palete,paletet,pallette,paltete,plaette,ppalette
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Palette - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Palette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-L-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈlɛtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Platte” - see the side-by-side comparison. Palette vs Platte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.