patt
[pat]
The verdict
“patt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,502 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #45,502
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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
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 | patt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pat] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #45,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for patt is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pat]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,502 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for patt, with forms such as "aptt", "pat", and "ppatt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pt", "pay", "put", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is patt, spelled P-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1Im 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
- 2im übertragenen Sinn: Zustand, in dem man sich nicht bewegen kann; umgangssprachlich [anders als im Schach] oft von zwei Antagonisten gebraucht, die beide einander (in einem "Clinch") völlig blockieren.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aptt,pat,ppatt,ptat
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patt - 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 “patt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Pt” - see the side-by-side comparison. patt vs Pt
- 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.