Which to use
“Plastik” and “Plastiken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,460
- “Plastik” frequency rank
- #46,912
- “Plastiken” frequency rank
- 53372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plastik | Plastiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gattung der Bildhauerei | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Plastik |
Where the eye mixes Plastik and Plastiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Plastik vs Plastiken
A purely visual mix-up. Plastik ([ˈplastɪk]) and Plastiken ([ˈplastɪkn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Plastik” sits inside “Plastiken”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Plastik is recorded at frequency rank #6,460, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplastɪk]. Plastiken is at rank #46,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplastɪkn̩].
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 53372, this pair ranks #1,060,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Plastik vs Plastiken
Shared letters: aiklpst. Private to "Plastik": -. Private to "Plastiken": en.
"Plastik" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Plastiken" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Plastik" and "Plastiken" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Plastik" or "Plastiken" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Plastik" and "Plastiken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Plastik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Plastiken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,060,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Plastik" and "Plastiken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Plastiken vs Praktiken". 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 #1,060,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.