Which to use
“Plakate” and “Plakette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,974
- “Plakate” frequency rank
- #20,368
- “Plakette” frequency rank
- 28342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plakate | Plakette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Plakat | kleines Schild mit einem Aufdruck, um etwas kenntlich zu machen |
Where the eye mixes Plakate and Plakette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Plakate runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against Plakette's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Plakate with Plakette
A purely visual mix-up. Plakate ([plaˈkaːtə]) and Plakette ([plaˈkɛtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Plakate is recorded at frequency rank #7,974, classified as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkaːtə]. Plakette is at rank #20,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkɛtə].
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 28342, this pair ranks #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Plakate vs Plakette
Shared letters: aeklpt. Private to "Plakate": -. Private to "Plakette": -.
"Plakate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "Plakette" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Plakate" for "Plakette" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Plakate" or "Plakette" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Plakate" and "Plakette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Plakate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Plakette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Plakate" and "Plakette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Plakate vs platzte". 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 #1,786,492 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.