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“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.

9 ch
platziert
10 ch
platzierte

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?
No. They are said differently ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯t] versus [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "platziert" vs "platzierte" - which ranks higher?
"platziert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,435 in our German list, against #26,572 for "platzierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list