Which to use
“platzt” and “platzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,385
- “platzt” frequency rank
- #35,957
- “platzte” frequency rank
- 50342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | platzt | platzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs platzen |
Where the eye mixes platzt and platzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. platzt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against platzte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between platzt and platzte
A purely visual mix-up. platzt ([plat͡st]) and platzte ([ˈplat͡stə]) 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) - “platzt” sits inside “platzte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
platzt is recorded at frequency rank #14,385, classified as averb, pronounced [plat͡st]. platzte is at rank #35,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplat͡stə].
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 50342, this pair ranks #1,177,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of platzt vs platzte
Shared letters: alptz. Private to "platzt": -. Private to "platzte": e.
"platzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "platzte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "platzt" for "platzte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "platzt" or "platzte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "platzt" and "platzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "platzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "platzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "platzt" and "platzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "platter vs platzte". 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 #1,177,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.