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

#8,258
“Plakat” frequency rank
#7,974
“Plakate” frequency rank
16232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Plakat Plakate
Definition ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Plakat

Where the eye mixes Plakat and Plakate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Plakat runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Plakate's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Plakat
7 ch
Plakate

Look-alike desk: Plakat vs Plakate

A purely visual mix-up. Plakat ([plaˈkaːt]) and Plakate ([plaˈkaːtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Plakat” sits inside “Plakate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Plakat is recorded at frequency rank #8,258, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkaːt]. Plakate is at rank #7,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkaːtə].

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 16232, this pair ranks #1,937,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Plakat vs Plakate

Shared letters: aklpt. Private to "Plakat": -. Private to "Plakate": e.

"Plakat" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Plakate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Plakatlpakat · palkat · plaakt · plakatt · plakkat · plakta · plkaat · pllakat
  • Plakatelpakate · palkate · plaakte · plakaet · plakatte · plakkate · plaktae · plkaate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Plakat" for "Plakate" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([plaˈkaːt] versus [plaˈkaːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Plakat" vs "Plakate" - which ranks higher?
"Plakate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,974 in our German list, against #8,258 for "Plakat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Plakat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Plakate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,937,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Plakat" and "Plakate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Plakat vs plata". 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 #1,937,505 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