Which to use
“Placebo” and “places” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,000
- “Placebo” frequency rank
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- 70412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Placebo | places |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medikament, das keinen Wirkstoff enthält, aber einem existierenden Medikament vom Aussehen her ähnelt und einen Placeboeffekt, sprich eine suggestive Wirkung, erzielen kann | Plural des Substantivs place |
Where the eye mixes Placebo and places
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Placebo runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against places's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Placebo vs places
A purely visual mix-up. Placebo ([plaˈt͡seːbo]) 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 70412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Placebo is recorded at frequency rank #27,000, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈt͡seːbo]. 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 70412, this pair ranks #447,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Placebo vs places
Shared letters: acelp. Private to "Placebo": bo. Private to "places": s.
"Placebo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Placebo" and "places" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Placebo" or "places" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Placebo" 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 #447,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Placebo" 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 #447,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.