Which to use
“pflegt” and “plagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,339
- “pflegt” frequency rank
- #41,394
- “plagt” frequency rank
- 51733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pflegt | plagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen |
Where the eye mixes pflegt and plagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pflegt runs 6 letters (CCCVCC) against plagt's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pflegt vs plagt
A purely visual mix-up. pflegt ([p͡fleːkt]) and plagt ([plaːkt]) 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 51733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pflegt is recorded at frequency rank #10,339, classified as averb, pronounced [p͡fleːkt]. plagt is at rank #41,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [plaːkt].
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 51733, this pair ranks #1,124,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pflegt vs plagt
Shared letters: glpt. Private to "pflegt": ef. Private to "plagt": a.
"pflegt" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "plagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pflegt" and "plagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pflegt" or "plagt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pflegt" and "plagt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pflegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pflegt" and "plagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plagt vs plants". 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 #1,124,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.