Which to use
“place” and “Platz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,501
- “place” frequency rank
- #319
- “Platz” frequency rank
- 11820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | place | Platz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Platz, Ort, Stelle | weitläufige, offene Fläche, die als Betätigungs-, Erholungs- Veranstaltungs- oder Versammlungsort dient |
Where the eye mixes place and Platz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between place and Platz
A purely visual mix-up. place ([pleɪs]) and Platz ([plat͡s]) 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 11820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
place is recorded at frequency rank #11,501, classified as anoun, pronounced [pleɪs]. Platz is at rank #319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plat͡s].
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 11820, this pair ranks #1,967,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of place vs Platz
Shared letters: alp. Private to "place": ce. Private to "Platz": tz.
"place" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Platz" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "place" for "Platz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "place" vs "Platz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "place" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Platz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "place" and "Platz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "place vs plata". 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 #1,967,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.