patt

[pat]

/[pat]/ adj

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The verdict

“patt” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #45,502) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#45,502
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index DE-patt · patt · German

patt · rank #45,502 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,502
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parlamentsprä…

Nearest frequency peer: Parlamentspräsident (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „patt“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „patt“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

patt vs Pt
25% similar
patt vs pay
50% similar
patt vs put
50% similar

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

Key facts for patt
PropertyValue
Headwordpatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pat]
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,502
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „patt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pattliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Parlamentspräsident“ (#45,501), „Parkbank“ (#45,500), „Parkanlage“ (#45,499). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „patt“ bei #45,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for patt is neighbouring look-alikes ("Pt", "pay", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [pat]. Frequency #45,502 among 3,409 “P” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

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

  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    im 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Beispieldiagramm hat Weiß offensichtlich nicht aufgepasst und muss sich mit einem Remis begnügen, denn der schwarze König steht nicht im Schach, kann aber nicht mehr ziehen und ist deshalb patt.
  2. Immer wieder rannten sich die Israelis und die Palästinenser in einem Patt fest.

This word in other languages

stalemate(English)pat(Français)

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.

aptt2pat1ppatt1ptat2
Edit distance from "patt"

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 "patt"?
"patt" is spelled P-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pat].
What does "patt" mean?
As an adjective, "patt" means: 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
What words are commonly confused with "patt"?
"patt" is commonly confused with "Pt", "pay", "put". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "patt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patt" is [pat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patt" come from?
"patt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Outs#45,496pros#45,523neck#45,472rieb#45,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list