Which to use
“Pilates” and “places” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,138
- “Pilates” frequency rank
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- 83550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pilates | places |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körperliches Übungssystem, welches die Verbesserung von Flexibilität und Körperhaltung sowie die Förderung von Körperbewusstsein zum Ziel hat | Plural des Substantivs place |
Where the eye mixes Pilates and places
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Pilates runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against places's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pilates vs places
A purely visual mix-up. Pilates ([piˈlaːtəs]) 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 83550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pilates is recorded at frequency rank #40,138, classified as anoun, pronounced [piˈlaːtəs]. 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 83550, this pair ranks #138,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pilates vs places
Shared letters: aelps. Private to "Pilates": it. Private to "places": c.
"Pilates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pilates" and "places" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pilates" or "places"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pilates" 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 #138,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pilates" 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 #138,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.