gepflegt

[ɡəˈp͡fleːkt]

/[ɡəˈp͡fleːkt]/ adj

The verdict

“gepflegt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,616
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem sehr guten Zustand infolge körperlicher Pflege (bei Personen) oder gutem Unterhalt/Instandhaltung (bei Dingen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-gepflegt · gepflegt · German

gepflegt · rank #7,616 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,616
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gepackt

Nearest frequency peer: gepackt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gepflegt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gepflegt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gepflegt vs geplagt
75% similar
gepflegt vs gepflegte
89% similar
gepflegt vs gepflegten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gepflegt
PropertyValue
Headwordgepflegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈp͡fleːkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,616
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gepflegt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gepflegtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gepackt“ (#7,615), „gerechtfertigt“ (#7,617), „gekocht“ (#7,614). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gepflegt“ bei #7,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around gepflegt (IPA [ɡəˈp͡fleːkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,616 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for gepflegt, with forms such as "egpflegt", "gefplegt", and "gepfelgt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "geplagt", "gepflegte", "gepflegten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gepflegt, spelled G-E-P-F-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem sehr guten Zustand infolge körperlicher Pflege (bei Personen) oder gutem Unterhalt/Instandhaltung (bei Dingen)
  2. 2
    niveauvoll, anspruchsvoll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gepflegt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als Verkäufer muss man ein gepflegtes Äußeres haben!
  2. "Wir halten [unsere Gäste] an, mit gepflegter Kleidung zum Essen zu gehen […]

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egpflegt
  • gefplegt
  • gepfelgt
  • gepfflegt
  • gepfleggt
  • gepflegtt
  • gepfletg
  • gepflget
  • gepfllegt
  • geplfegt
  • geppflegt
  • ggepflegt
  • gpeflegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gepflegt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egpflegt2gefplegt2gepfelgt2gepfflegt1gepfleggt1gepflegtt1gepfletg2gepflget2
Edit distance from "gepflegt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gepflegt"?
"gepflegt" is spelled G-E-P-F-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈp͡fleːkt].
What does "gepflegt" mean?
As an adjective, "gepflegt" means: in einem sehr guten Zustand infolge körperlicher Pflege (bei Personen) oder gutem Unterhalt/Instandhaltung (bei Dingen)
What words are commonly confused with "gepflegt"?
"gepflegt" is commonly confused with "geplagt", "gepflegte", "gepflegten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gepflegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gepflegt" is [ɡəˈp͡fleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gepflegt" come from?
"gepflegt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gepflegt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list