Which to use
“Pfleger” is a noun and “pflegten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,985
- “Pfleger” frequency rank
- #43,404
- “pflegten” frequency rank
- 56389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pfleger | pflegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die jemanden pflegt | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen |
Where the eye mixes Pfleger and pflegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Pfleger runs 7 letters (CCCVCVC) against pflegten's 8 (CCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pfleger vs pflegten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pfleger is [ˈp͡fleːɡɐ] while pflegten is [ˈp͡fleːktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pfleger is recorded at frequency rank #12,985, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fleːɡɐ]. pflegten is at rank #43,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈp͡fleːktn̩].
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 56389, this pair ranks #942,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pfleger vs pflegten
Shared letters: efglp. Private to "Pfleger": r. Private to "pflegten": nt.
"Pfleger" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC · "pflegten" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pfleger" and "pflegten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pfleger" or "pflegten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Pfleger" and "pflegten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfleger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pflegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #942,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pfleger" and "pflegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pflegten vs pflügen". 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 #942,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.