Which to use
“pieces” is a verb and “places” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,046
- “pieces” frequency rank
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- 85458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pieces | places |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs piece | Plural des Substantivs place |
Letter map: pieces vs places
Shared letters muted; letters that set pieces and places apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: pieces vs places
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pieces is averb and placesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pieces is recorded at frequency rank #42,046, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 85458, this pair ranks #108,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pieces vs places
Shared letters: ceps. Private to "pieces": i. Private to "places": al.
"pieces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "pieces" vs "places" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "pieces" 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 #108,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pieces" 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 #108,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.