Which to use
“places” is a noun and “planen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- #3,612
- “planen” frequency rank
- 47024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | places | planen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs place | zukünftige Handlungen ausarbeiten; sich Gedanken darüber machen, wie eine künftige Sache gut durchgeführt werden kann |
Where the eye mixes places and planen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between places and planen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: places is [ˈpleɪsɪz] while planen is [ˈplaːnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
places is recorded at frequency rank #43,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpleɪsɪz]. planen is at rank #3,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplaːnən].
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 47024, this pair ranks #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of places vs planen
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "places": cs. Private to "planen": n.
"places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "planen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "places" and "planen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "places" or "planen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "places" and "planen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "places" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "places" and "planen" 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 #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.