Which to use
“Plätze” is a noun and “platzte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,852
- “Plätze” frequency rank
- #35,957
- “platzte” frequency rank
- 38809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plätze | platzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Platz | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs platzen |
Where the eye mixes Plätze and platzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Plätze 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: Plätze vs platzte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Plätze is [ˈplɛt͡sə] while platzte is [ˈplat͡stə]. 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 38809, 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]. 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 38809, this pair ranks #1,554,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Plätze vs platzte
Shared letters: elptz. Private to "Plätze": ä. Private to "platzte": a.
"Plätze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "platzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- platzte ← lpatzte · paltzte · plattze · plattzte · platzet · platztte · platzzte · plaztte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Plätze" and "platzte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Plätze" vs "platzte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Plätze" and "platzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Plätze" 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 #1,554,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Plätze" 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 #1,554,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.