platzt

[plat͡st]

/[plat͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“platzt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,385
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-platzt · platzt · German

platzt · rank #14,385 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,385
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Platzes

Nearest frequency peer: Platzes (-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 „platzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „platzt“ 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).

platzt vs plaza
67% similar
platzt vs putzt
67% similar
platzt vs platzte
86% similar

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

Key facts for platzt
PropertyValue
Headwordplatzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[plat͡st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,385
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „platzt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).platztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Platzes“ (#14,384), „Plätzchen“ (#14,386), „Phone“ (#14,383). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „platzt“ bei #14,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around platzt (IPA [plat͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,385 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for platzt, with forms such as "lpatzt", "paltzt", and "plattzt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plaza", "putzt", "platzte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is platzt, spelled P-L-A-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpatzt
  • paltzt
  • plattzt
  • platztt
  • platzzt
  • plaztt
  • pllatzt
  • pltazt
  • pplatzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of platzt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpatzt2paltzt2plattzt1platztt1platzzt1plaztt2pllatzt1pltazt2
Edit distance from "platzt"

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 "platzt"?
"platzt" is spelled P-L-A-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [plat͡st].
What does "platzt" mean?
As a verb, "platzt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs platzen
What words are commonly confused with "platzt"?
"platzt" is commonly confused with "plaza", "putzt", "platzte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "platzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "platzt" is [plat͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "platzt" come from?
"platzt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Prager#14,391raucht#14,393Ordens#14,376Nissan#14,374

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Nische9 variantsSpeyer9 variantsStuart9 variantshaftet9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list