plaudernvsplaudertTell them apart

Which to use

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

#20,025
“plaudern” frequency rank
#43,413
“plaudert” frequency rank
63438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature plaudern plaudert
Definition sich ungezwungen unterhalten 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs plaudern

Where the eye mixes plaudern and plaudert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. plaudern and plaudert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
plaudern
8 ch
plaudert

Why the eye confuses plaudern with plaudert

A purely visual mix-up. plaudern ([ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]) and plaudert ([ˈplaʊ̯dɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “plaudern” becomes t in “plaudert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

plaudern is recorded at frequency rank #20,025, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈplaʊ̯dɐn]. plaudert is at rank #43,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈplaʊ̯dɐt].

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 63438, this pair ranks #676,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of plaudern vs plaudert

Shared letters: adelpru. Private to "plaudern": n. Private to "plaudert": t.

"plaudern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC  ·  "plaudert" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • plaudern ← lpaudern · paludern · pladuern · plauddern · plaudenr · plaudernn · plauderrn · plaudren
  • plaudert ← lpaudert · paludert · pladuert · plauddert · plauderrt · plaudertt · plaudetr · plaudret

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "plaudern" and "plaudert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈplaʊ̯dɐn] versus [ˈplaʊ̯dɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "plaudern" or "plaudert" show up more?
"plaudern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,025 in our German list, against #43,413 for "plaudert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "plaudern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "plaudert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #676,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "plaudern" and "plaudert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plädiert vs plaudert". 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 #676,854 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