Which to use
“plagt” is a verb and “plaza” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,394
- “plagt” frequency rank
- #16,800
- “plaza” frequency rank
- 58194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plagt | plaza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plagen | städtischer öffentlicher Platz, meist an ein öffentliches Gebäude angrenzend |
Where the eye mixes plagt and plaza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. plagt (CCVCC) and plaza (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: plagt vs plaza
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: plagt is [plaːkt] while plaza is [ˈplæzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58194, 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]. plaza is at rank #16,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplæzə].
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 58194, this pair ranks #872,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plagt vs plaza
Shared letters: alp. Private to "plagt": gt. Private to "plaza": z.
"plagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "plaza" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plagt" and "plaza" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "plagt" or "plaza" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "plagt" and "plaza" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #872,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plagt" and "plaza" 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 #872,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.