Which to use
“plage” and “play” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,073
- “plage” frequency rank
- #3,206
- “play” frequency rank
- 27279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plage | play |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen | spielen |
Where the eye mixes plage and play
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between plage and play
A purely visual mix-up. plage ([ˈplaːɡə]) and play ([pleɪ]) 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 27279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plage is recorded at frequency rank #24,073, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈplaːɡə]. play is at rank #3,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [pleɪ].
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 27279, this pair ranks #1,804,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plage vs play
Shared letters: alp. Private to "plage": eg. Private to "play": y.
"plage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "play" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plage" and "play" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plage" vs "play" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "plage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "play" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,804,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plage" and "play" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plage vs plata". 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 #1,804,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.