Which to use
“prägt” and “prägten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,974
- “prägt” frequency rank
- #27,459
- “prägten” frequency rank
- 43433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prägt | prägten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs prägen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prägen |
Where the eye mixes prägt and prägten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prägt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against prägten's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prägt vs prägten
A purely visual mix-up. prägt ([pʁɛːkt]) and prägten ([ˈpʁɛːktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “prägt” sits inside “prägten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prägt is recorded at frequency rank #15,974, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁɛːkt]. prägten is at rank #27,459, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːktn̩].
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 43433, this pair ranks #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prägt vs prägten
Shared letters: gprtä. Private to "prägt": -. Private to "prägten": en.
"prägt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "prägten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prägt" and "prägten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prägt" vs "prägten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prägt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prägten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prägt" and "prägten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prägten vs prahlen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,418,273 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.