placesvsPräsesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“places” and “Präses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,412
“places” frequency rank
#37,145
“Präses” frequency rank
80557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature places Präses
Definition Plural des Substantivs place Vorsitzender

Where the eye mixes places and Präses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
places
6 ch
Präses

Look-alike desk: places vs Präses

A purely visual mix-up. places ([ˈpleɪsɪz]) and Präses ([ˈpʁɛːzəs]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80557, 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]. Präses is at rank #37,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːzəs].

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 80557, this pair ranks #193,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of places vs Präses

Shared letters: eps. Private to "places": acl. Private to "Präses": .

"places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Präses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • placeslpaces · palces · placces · placess · placse · plaecs · plcaes · pllaces

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "places" and "Präses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpleɪsɪz] versus [ˈpʁɛːzəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "places" or "Präses"?
"Präses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,145 in our German list, against #43,412 for "places". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "places" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Präses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #193,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "places" and "Präses" 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 #193,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list