Which to use
“Glätte” and “Glatze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,226
- “Glätte” frequency rank
- #18,569
- “Glatze” frequency rank
- 61795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Glätte | Glatze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ebenmäßige Beschaffenheit, das Nichtvorhandensein von Unebenheiten | haarlose Stelle des normalerweise behaarten Teils des Kopfes |
Where the eye mixes Glätte and Glatze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Glätte and Glatze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Glätte and Glatze
A purely visual mix-up. Glätte ([ˈɡlɛtə]) and Glatze ([ˈɡlat͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Glätte is recorded at frequency rank #43,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlɛtə]. Glatze is at rank #18,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡlat͡sə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61795, this pair ranks #736,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Glätte vs Glatze
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "Glätte": ä. Private to "Glatze": az.
"Glätte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Glatze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Glatze ← galtze · gglatze · glatez · glattze · glatzze · glazte · gllatze · gltaze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Glätte" and "Glatze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Glätte" or "Glatze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Glätte" and "Glatze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Glätte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Glatze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #736,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Glätte" and "Glatze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glätte vs Glatteis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #736,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.