Which to use
“platzen” is a verb and “Platzes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,307
- “platzen” frequency rank
- #14,384
- “Platzes” frequency rank
- 25691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platzen | Platzes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch hohen Innendruck explodieren | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Platz |
Where the eye mixes platzen and Platzes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. platzen and Platzes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses platzen with Platzes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: platzen is [ˈplat͡sn̩] while Platzes is [ˈplat͡səs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “platzen” becomes s in “Platzes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platzen is recorded at frequency rank #11,307, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈplat͡sn̩]. Platzes is at rank #14,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplat͡səs].
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 25691, this pair ranks #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of platzen vs Platzes
Shared letters: aelptz. Private to "platzen": n. Private to "Platzes": s.
"platzen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Platzes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "platzen" and "Platzes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "platzen" or "Platzes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "platzen" and "Platzes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "platzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Platzes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platzen" and "Platzes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Planken vs platzen". 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 #1,829,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.