Which to use
“plage” and “prägt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,073
- “plage” frequency rank
- #15,974
- “prägt” frequency rank
- 40047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plage | prägt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs prägen |
Where the eye mixes plage and prägt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. plage (CCVCV) and prägt (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: plage vs prägt
A purely visual mix-up. plage ([ˈplaːɡə]) and prägt ([pʁɛːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40047, 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]. prägt is at rank #15,974, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁɛːkt].
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 40047, this pair ranks #1,519,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plage vs prägt
Shared letters: gp. Private to "plage": ael. Private to "prägt": rtä.
"plage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prägt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plage ← lpage · palge · plaeg · plagge · plgae · pllage · pplage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plage" and "prägt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "plage" vs "prägt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prägt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,519,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plage" and "prägt" 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 #1,519,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.