Which to use
“Plugin” and “Plugins” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,661
- “Plugin” frequency rank
- #32,712
- “Plugins” frequency rank
- 56373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Plugin | Plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine eigenständige / fremde Software, die eine andere Software um Funktionen erweitert | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Plugin |
Where the eye mixes Plugin and Plugins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Plugin and Plugins
A purely visual mix-up. Plugin ([ˈplakʔɪn]) and Plugins ([ˈplakʔɪns]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Plugin” sits inside “Plugins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Plugin is recorded at frequency rank #23,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplakʔɪn]. Plugins is at rank #32,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplakʔɪns].
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 56373, this pair ranks #942,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Plugin vs Plugins
Shared letters: gilnpu. Private to "Plugin": -. Private to "Plugins": s.
"Plugin" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Plugins" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Plugin" and "Plugins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Plugin" or "Plugins" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Plugin" and "Plugins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Plugin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Plugins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #942,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Plugin" and "Plugins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pflügen vs Plugin". 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 #942,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.