PikvsPLZConfusable pair

Quick tell: Pik is a noun, PLZ is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Pik” is a noun and “PLZ” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,047
“Pik” frequency rank
#15,721
“PLZ” frequency rank
57768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Pik PLZ
Definition Farbe im französischen Kartenblatt mit einem schwarzen Lindenblatt als Symbol Postleitzahl

Letter map: Pik vs PLZ

Shared letters muted; letters that set Pik and PLZ apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
Pik
3 ch
PLZ

Part-of-speech tell for Pik / PLZ

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pik is anoun and PLZanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Pik is recorded at frequency rank #42,047, classified as anoun, pronounced [piːk]. PLZ is at rank #15,721, tagged as anabbrev.

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 57768, this pair ranks #888,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Pik vs PLZ

Shared letters: p. Private to "Pik": ik. Private to "PLZ": lz.

"Pik" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "PLZ" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Pik" for "PLZ" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Pik" is a noun and "PLZ" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Pik" or "PLZ"?
"PLZ" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,721 in our German list, against #42,047 for "Pik". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Pik" and "PLZ". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Pik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "PLZ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #888,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Pik" and "PLZ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pik vs PMS". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #888,554 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