Which to use
“pflanzen” and “pflanzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,172
- “pflanzen” frequency rank
- #36,548
- “pflanzt” frequency rank
- 38720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pflanzen | pflanzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum Anwachsen einsetzen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflanzen |
Where the eye mixes pflanzen and pflanzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pflanzen runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against pflanzt's 7 (CCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pflanzen vs pflanzt
A purely visual mix-up. pflanzen ([ˈp͡flant͡sn̩]) and pflanzt ([p͡flant͡st]) 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 38720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pflanzen is recorded at frequency rank #2,172, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈp͡flant͡sn̩]. pflanzt is at rank #36,548, tagged as averb, pronounced [p͡flant͡st].
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 38720, this pair ranks #1,556,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pflanzen vs pflanzt
Shared letters: aflnpz. Private to "pflanzen": e. Private to "pflanzt": t.
"pflanzen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "pflanzt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pflanzen" for "pflanzt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pflanzen" or "pflanzt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pflanzen" and "pflanzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pflanzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pflanzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,556,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pflanzen" and "pflanzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pflanzt vs planst". 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 #1,556,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.