platziertvsplatziertenWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

9 ch
platziert
11 ch
platzierten

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?
No. They are said differently ([plaˈt͡siːɐ̯t] versus [plaˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "platziert" vs "platzierten" - which ranks higher?
"platziert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,435 in our German list, against #31,732 for "platzierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list