Which to use
“pflegte” is a verb and “Pleite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,513
- “pflegte” frequency rank
- #5,207
- “Pleite” frequency rank
- 21720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pflegte | Pleite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen | Unfähigkeit, die Kosten für finanzielle Verpflichtungen zu bestreiten |
Where the eye mixes pflegte and Pleite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pflegte runs 7 letters (CCCVCCV) against Pleite's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pflegte and Pleite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pflegte is [ˈp͡fleːktə] while Pleite is [ˈplaɪ̯tə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pflegte is recorded at frequency rank #16,513, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈp͡fleːktə]. Pleite is at rank #5,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplaɪ̯tə].
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 21720, this pair ranks #1,882,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pflegte vs Pleite
Shared letters: elpt. Private to "pflegte": fg. Private to "Pleite": i.
"pflegte" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Pleite" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pflegte" and "Pleite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pflegte" vs "Pleite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pflegte" and "Pleite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pflegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pleite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pflegte" and "Pleite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pflegte vs pflegten". 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 #1,882,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.