PLZ

abbrev

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The verdict

“PLZ” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,721) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,721
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Postleitzahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-plz · PLZ · German

PLZ · rank #15,721 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,721
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Playoffs

Nearest frequency peer: Playoffs (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „PLZ“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „PLZ“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

PLZ vs PS
33% similar
PLZ vs Pr
33% similar
PLZ vs Po
33% similar

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

Key facts for PLZ
PropertyValue
HeadwordPLZ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#15,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „PLZ“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).PLZliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Playoffs“ (#15,720), „Porträts“ (#15,722), „potenziellen“ (#15,723). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „PLZ“ bei #15,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for PLZ is neighbouring look-alikes ("PS", "Pr", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #15,721 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Postleitzahl".

No generated misspelling entries exist for PLZ in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "Po", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 PLZ, spelled P-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Postleitzahl

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die PLZ bitte durch ein Leerzeichen vom Ort trennen.

This word in other languages

postal code(English)CP(Français)

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 "PLZ"?
"PLZ" is spelled P-L-Z.
What does "PLZ" mean?
As an abbreviation, "PLZ" means: Postleitzahl
What words are commonly confused with "PLZ"?
"PLZ" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "Po". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "PLZ" come from?
"PLZ" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

SBB#15,740sus#15,757hei#15,652Gel#15,641

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list