Which to use
“places” is a noun and “planes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- #45,514
- “planes” frequency rank
- 88926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | places | planes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs place | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs plan |
Where the eye mixes places and planes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between places and planes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: places is [ˈpleɪsɪz] while planes is [ˈplaːnəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “places” becomes n in “planes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88926, 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]. planes is at rank #45,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈplaːnəs].
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 88926, this pair ranks #62,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of places vs planes
Shared letters: aelps. Private to "places": c. Private to "planes": n.
"places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "planes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "places" and "planes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "places" or "planes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "places" and "planes" 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 "planes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "places" and "planes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planes 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 #62,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.