plagtvsplansConfusable pair

Which to use

“plagt” and “plans” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,394
“plagt” frequency rank
#19,673
“plans” frequency rank
61067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plagt plans
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plan

Letter map: plagt vs plans

Shared letters muted; letters that set plagt and plans apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. plagt and plans follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
plagt
5 ch
plans

Pair insight - plagt / plans

plagt and plans are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

plagt is recorded at frequency rank #41,394, classified as averb, pronounced [plaːkt]. plans is at rank #19,673, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 61067, this pair ranks #763,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plagt vs plans

Shared letters: alp. Private to "plagt": gt. Private to "plans": ns.

"plagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "plans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plagtlpagt · palgt · plaggt · plagtt · platg · plgat · pllagt · pplagt
  • planslpans · palns · planns · planss · plasn · pllans · plnas · pplans

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "plagt" and "plans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "plagt" vs "plans" - which ranks higher?
"plans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,673 in our German list, against #41,394 for "plagt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "plagt" and "plans". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "plagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "plans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #763,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plagt" and "plans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plagt vs plants". 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 #763,520 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