# platt vs play

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### platt
*adjective · IPA [plat] · frequency rank #8,764*
ohne Erhebung, in die Breite gehend

### play
*verb · IPA [pleɪ] · frequency rank #3,206*
spielen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/platt-vs-play