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.
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": rä.
"geplagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geplagt ← egplagt · gelpagt · gepalgt · geplaggt · geplagtt · geplatg · geplgat · gepllagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geplagt" and "geprägte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geplagt" or "geprägte" show up more?
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.