Which to use
“piste” and “plate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #32,211
- “plate” frequency rank
- 49890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | plate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | Teller |
Where the eye mixes piste and plate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piste and plate
A purely visual mix-up. piste ([ˈpiste]) and plate ([pleɪt]) 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 49890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piste is recorded at frequency rank #17,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpiste]. plate is at rank #32,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pleɪt].
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 49890, this pair ranks #1,194,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs plate
Shared letters: ept. Private to "piste": is. Private to "plate": al.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "plate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piste" for "plate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "piste" or "plate"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "piste" and "plate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,194,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "plate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plants vs plate". 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 #1,194,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.