Which to use
“platziert” and “platzierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,435
- “platziert” frequency rank
- #26,572
- “platzierte” frequency rank
- 36007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platziert | platzierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zielgerichtet an einen bestimmten Platz/Ort verbracht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs platziert |
Where the eye mixes platziert and platzierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. platziert runs 9 letters (CCVCCVVCC) against platzierte's 10 (CCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: platziert vs platzierte
A purely visual mix-up. platziert ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and platzierte ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “platziert” sits inside “platzierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platziert is recorded at frequency rank #9,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. 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 36007, this pair ranks #1,626,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of platziert vs platzierte
Shared letters: aeilprtz. Private to "platziert": -. Private to "platzierte": -.
"platziert" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "platzierte" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- platziert ← lpatziert · paltziert · platizert · plattziert · platzeirt · platzierrt · platziertt · platzietr
- platzierte ← lpatzierte · paltzierte · platizerte · plattzierte · platzeirte · platzieret · platzierrte · platziertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "platziert" for "platzierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "platziert" vs "platzierte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "platziert" 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 #1,626,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platziert" 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 #1,626,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.