Which to use
“plage” and “prägte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,073
- “plage” frequency rank
- #21,393
- “prägte” frequency rank
- 45466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plage | prägte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prägen |
Where the eye mixes plage and prägte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. plage runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against prägte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: plage vs prägte
A purely visual mix-up. plage ([ˈplaːɡə]) and prägte ([ˈpʁɛːktə]) 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 45466, 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]. prägte is at rank #21,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːktə].
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 45466, this pair ranks #1,352,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plage vs prägte
Shared letters: egp. Private to "plage": al. Private to "prägte": rtä.
"plage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prägte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- plage ← lpage · palge · plaeg · plagge · plgae · pllage · pplage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plage" and "prägte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "plage" or "prägte" show up more?
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 "prägte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,352,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plage" and "prägte" 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 #1,352,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.