plagtvsplanteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,394
“plagt” frequency rank
#19,339
“plante” frequency rank
60733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plagt plante
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs planen

Where the eye mixes plagt and plante

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. plagt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against plante's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
plagt
6 ch
plante

Visual trap between plagt and plante

A purely visual mix-up. plagt ([plaːkt]) and plante ([ˈplaːntə]) 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 60733, 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]. plante is at rank #19,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplaːntə].

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 60733, this pair ranks #775,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plagt vs plante

Shared letters: alpt. Private to "plagt": g. Private to "plante": en.

"plagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "plante" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plagt ← lpagt · palgt · plaggt · plagtt · platg · plgat · pllagt · pplagt
  • plante ← lpante · palnte · plannte · plantte · platne · pllante · plnate · pplante

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "plagt" for "plante" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([plaːkt] versus [ˈplaːntə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "plagt" or "plante"?
"plante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,339 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "plagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "plante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #775,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plagt" and "plante" 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 #775,995 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