Which to use
“places” and “Player” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,412
- “places” frequency rank
- #7,220
- “Player” frequency rank
- 50632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | places | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs place | ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt |
Where the eye mixes places and Player
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between places and Player
A purely visual mix-up. places ([ˈpleɪsɪz]) and Player ([ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]) 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 50632, 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]. Player is at rank #7,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ].
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 50632, this pair ranks #1,166,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of places vs Player
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "places": cs. Private to "Player": ry.
"places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Player" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "places" and "Player" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "places" or "Player" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "places" and "Player" 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 "Player" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,166,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "places" and "Player" 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 #1,166,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.