peacevsplacesTell them apart

Which to use

“peace” and “places” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,716
“peace” frequency rank
#43,412
“places” frequency rank
59128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peace places
Definition Friede, Frieden Plural des Substantivs place

Where the eye mixes peace and places

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
peace
6 ch
places

Visual trap between peace and places

A purely visual mix-up. peace ([pʰiːs]) and places ([ˈpleɪsɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peace is recorded at frequency rank #15,716, classified as anoun, pronounced [pʰiːs]. places is at rank #43,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpleɪsɪz].

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 59128, this pair ranks #836,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peace vs places

Shared letters: acep. Private to "peace": -. Private to "places": ls.

"peace" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peaceepace · paece · peacce · peaec · pecae · ppeace
  • placeslpaces · palces · placces · placess · placse · plaecs · plcaes · pllaces

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peace" and "places" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pʰiːs] versus [ˈpleɪsɪz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "peace" vs "places" - which ranks higher?
"peace" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,716 in our German list, against #43,412 for "places". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "places" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #836,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peace" and "places" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "places vs plants". 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 #836,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list