Which to use
“Plätze” is a noun and “platzen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,852
- “Plätze” frequency rank
- #11,307
- “platzen” frequency rank
- 14159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plätze | platzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Platz | durch hohen Innendruck explodieren |
Where the eye mixes Plätze and platzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Plätze is [ˈplɛt͡sə] while platzen is [ˈplat͡sn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Plätze is recorded at frequency rank #2,852, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplɛt͡sə]. platzen is at rank #11,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplat͡sn̩].
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 14159, this pair ranks #1,953,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Plätze vs platzen
Shared letters: elptz. Private to "Plätze": ä. Private to "platzen": an.
"Plätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "platzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- platzen ← lpatzen · paltzen · platezn · plattzen · platzenn · platzne · platzzen · plazten