platzieren

[plaˈt͡siːʁən]

/[plaˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“platzieren” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,559
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas an einen bestimmten Platz setzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-platzieren · platzieren · German

platzieren · rank #12,559 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,559
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philadelphia

Nearest frequency peer: Philadelphia (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „platzieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „platzieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

platzieren vs platziert
80% similar
platzieren vs platzierte
80% similar
platzieren vs platzierten
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for platzieren
PropertyValue
Headwordplatzieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[plaˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,559
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „platzieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.platzierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Philadelphia“ (#12,558), „police“ (#12,560), „Organismus“ (#12,557). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „platzieren“ bei #12,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around platzieren (IPA [plaˈt͡siːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,559 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden oder etwas an einen bestimmten Platz setzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for platzieren, with forms such as "lpatzieren", "paltzieren", and "platizeren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "platziert", "platzierte", "platzierten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is platzieren, spelled P-L-A-T-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas an einen bestimmten Platz setzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how platzieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir wurden ganz schlecht platziert und konnten kaum etwas sehen.

This word in other languages

place(English)poner(Español)placer(Français)posicionar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpatzieren
  • paltzieren
  • platizeren
  • plattzieren
  • platzeiren
  • platzieern
  • platzierenn
  • platzierne
  • platzierren
  • platzireen
  • platzzieren
  • plaztieren
  • pllatzieren
  • pltazieren
  • pplatzieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of platzieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpatzieren2paltzieren2platizeren2plattzieren1platzeiren2platzieern2platzierenn1platzierne2
Edit distance from "platzieren"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "platzieren"?
"platzieren" is spelled P-L-A-T-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "platzieren" mean?
As a verb, "platzieren" means: jemanden oder etwas an einen bestimmten Platz setzen
What words are commonly confused with "platzieren"?
"platzieren" is commonly confused with "platziert", "platzierte", "platzierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "platzieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "platzieren" is [plaˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "platzieren" come from?
"platzieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "platzieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Organismus#12,557Programmen#12,564Moderation#12,541sehenswert#12,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

sichtlich15 variantsTreppenhaus15 variantsverkündete15 variantsüberstehen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list