path

[pɑːθ]

/[pɑːθ]/ noun

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The verdict

“path” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,231
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fußweg, Pfad, Weg

Corpus desk

Index DE-path · path · German

path · rank #30,231 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,231
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ouvertüre

Nearest frequency peer: Ouvertüre (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „path“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „path“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

path vs Pt
25% similar
path vs pay
50% similar
path vs puh
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for path
PropertyValue
Headwordpath
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɑːθ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#30,231
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „path“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).pathliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ouvertüre“ (#30,230), „peinlicher“ (#30,232), „opfert“ (#30,229). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „path“ bei #30,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around path (IPA [pɑːθ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,231 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for path, with forms such as "apth", "paht", and "pathh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pt", "pay", "puh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is path, spelled P-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fußweg, Pfad, Weg
  2. 2
    Bahn
  3. 3
    Weg
  4. 4
    eine lesbare Adresse einer Ressource.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how path appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This path leads to the wrong destination.
  2. The path of the meteor could be seen on the nearly clear sky for minutes after it roared across the sky.

Synonyms

tracktrail

This word in other languages

sentier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apth
  • paht
  • pathh
  • patth
  • ppath
  • ptah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of path - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apth2paht2pathh1patth1ppath1ptah2
Edit distance from "path"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "path"?
"path" is spelled P-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [pɑːθ].
What does "path" mean?
As a noun, "path" means: Fußweg, Pfad, Weg
What words are commonly confused with "path"?
"path" is commonly confused with "Pt", "pay", "puh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "path"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "path" is [pɑːθ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "path" come from?
"path" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "path", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pult#30,248Milz#30,202MESZ#30,200rott#30,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Reuss6 variantsMakro6 variantsliber6 variantsLaube6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list