geplagtvsgeprägteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geplagt” and “geprägte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,745
“geplagt” frequency rank
#17,591
“geprägte” frequency rank
45336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geplagt geprägte
Definition unter etwas schwer leidend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt

Where the eye mixes geplagt and geprägte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. geplagt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against geprägte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geplagt
8 ch
geprägte

Look-alike desk: geplagt vs geprägte

A purely visual mix-up. geplagt ([ɡəˈplaːkt]) and geprägte ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geplagt is recorded at frequency rank #27,745, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈplaːkt]. geprägte is at rank #17,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːktə].

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 45336, this pair ranks #1,356,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geplagt vs geprägte

Shared letters: egpt. Private to "geplagt": al. Private to "geprägte": .

"geplagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geplagtegplagt · gelpagt · gepalgt · geplaggt · geplagtt · geplatg · geplgat · gepllagt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geplagt" and "geprägte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈplaːkt] versus [ɡəˈpʁɛːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geplagt" or "geprägte" show up more?
"geprägte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,591 in our German list, against #27,745 for "geplagt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "geplagt" and "geprägte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geplagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geprägte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,356,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geplagt" and "geprägte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs geprägte". 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 #1,356,505 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