Which to use
“Pflug” and “plug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,226
- “Pflug” frequency rank
- #19,006
- “plug” frequency rank
- 52232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pflug | plug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | landwirtschaftliches Gerät zum Auflockern und Wenden des Ackerbodens | Stöpsel |
Where the eye mixes Pflug and plug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pflug runs 5 letters (CCCVC) against plug's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Pflug with plug
A purely visual mix-up. Pflug ([p͡fluːk]) and plug ([plʌɡ]) 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 52232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pflug is recorded at frequency rank #33,226, classified as anoun, pronounced [p͡fluːk]. plug is at rank #19,006, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plʌɡ].
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 52232, this pair ranks #1,104,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pflug vs plug
Shared letters: glpu. Private to "Pflug": f. Private to "plug": -.
"Pflug" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "plug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pflug" and "plug" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Pflug" vs "plug" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Pflug" and "plug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pflug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,104,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pflug" and "plug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pflug 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 #1,104,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.