Which to use
“platzieren” is a verb and “platzierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,559
- “platzieren” frequency rank
- #26,572
- “platzierte” frequency rank
- 39131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platzieren | platzierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas an einen bestimmten Platz setzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs platziert |
Where the eye mixes platzieren and platzierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: platzieren vs platzierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: platzieren is [plaˈt͡siːʁən] while platzierte is [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platzieren is recorded at frequency rank #12,559, classified as averb, pronounced [plaˈt͡siːʁən]. platzierte is at rank #26,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
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 39131, this pair ranks #1,545,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of platzieren vs platzierte
Shared letters: aeilprtz. Private to "platzieren": n. Private to "platzierte": -.
"platzieren" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCVC · "platzierte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- platzieren ← lpatzieren · paltzieren · platizeren · plattzieren · platzeiren · platzieern · platzierenn · platzierne
- platzierte ← lpatzierte · paltzierte · platizerte · plattzierte · platzeirte · platzieret · platzierrte · platziertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "platzieren" for "platzierte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "platzieren" or "platzierte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "platzieren" and "platzierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "platzieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platzierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,545,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platzieren" and "platzierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plädierte vs platzierte". 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 #1,545,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.