plagevsPragerWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: plage is a verb, Prager is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“plage” is a verb and “Prager” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,073
“plage” frequency rank
#14,391
“Prager” frequency rank
38464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plage Prager
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen Einwohner von Prag (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

Where the eye mixes plage and Prager

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
plage
6 ch
Prager

Why the eye confuses plage with Prager

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: plage is [ˈplaːɡə] while Prager is [ˈpʁaːɡɐ]. 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 38464, 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]. Prager is at rank #14,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁaːɡɐ].

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 38464, this pair ranks #1,563,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of plage vs Prager

Shared letters: aegp. Private to "plage": l. Private to "Prager": r.

"plage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Prager" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plagelpage · palge · plaeg · plagge · plgae · pllage · pplage
  • Pragerparger · pprager · praegr · pragerr · pragger · pragre · prgaer · prrager

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "plage" and "Prager" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "plage" is a verb and "Prager" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "plage" vs "Prager" - which ranks higher?
"Prager" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,391 in our German list, against #24,073 for "plage". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "Prager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,563,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plage" and "Prager" 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 #1,563,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list