Which to use
“plante” and “platzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,339
- “plante” frequency rank
- #35,957
- “platzte” frequency rank
- 55296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plante | platzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs planen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs platzen |
Where the eye mixes plante and platzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. plante runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against platzte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: plante vs platzte
A purely visual mix-up. plante ([ˈplaːntə]) and platzte ([ˈplat͡stə]) 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 55296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plante is recorded at frequency rank #19,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈplaːntə]. platzte is at rank #35,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplat͡stə].
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 55296, this pair ranks #985,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plante vs platzte
Shared letters: aelpt. Private to "plante": n. Private to "platzte": z.
"plante" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "platzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plante" and "platzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "plante" vs "platzte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "plante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #985,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plante" and "platzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platter 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 #985,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.