Which to use
“platziert” and “platzierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,435
- “platziert” frequency rank
- #31,732
- “platzierten” frequency rank
- 41167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platziert | platzierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zielgerichtet an einen bestimmten Platz/Ort verbracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs platziert |
Where the eye mixes platziert and platzierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. platziert runs 9 letters (CCVCCVVCC) against platzierten's 11 (CCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between platziert and platzierten
A purely visual mix-up. platziert ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and platzierten ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “platziert” sits inside “platzierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41167, 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]. platzierten is at rank #31,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].
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 41167, this pair ranks #1,487,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of platziert vs platzierten
Shared letters: aeilprtz. Private to "platziert": -. Private to "platzierten": n.
"platziert" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "platzierten" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- platziert ← lpatziert · paltziert · platizert · plattziert · platzeirt · platzierrt · platziertt · platzietr
- platzierten ← lpatzierten · paltzierten · platizerten · plattzierten · platzeirten · platzieretn · platzierrten · platziertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "platziert" and "platzierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "platziert" vs "platzierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "platziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platzierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,487,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platziert" and "platzierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platzierte vs platzierten". 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 #1,487,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.