pflegt

[p͡fleːkt]

/[p͡fleːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“pflegt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,339
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflegt · pflegt · German

pflegt · rank #10,339 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,339
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pay

Nearest frequency peer: pay (-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 „pflegt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „pflegt“ 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).

pflegt vs Pflug
50% similar
pflegt vs plagt
67% similar
pflegt vs pflegte
86% similar

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

Key facts for pflegt
PropertyValue
Headwordpflegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[p͡fleːkt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,339
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pflegt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „pay“ (#10,338), „Pausen“ (#10,337), „Politikerin“ (#10,341). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pflegt“ bei #10,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pflegt (IPA [p͡fleːkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,339 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pflegt, with forms such as "fplegt", "pfelgt", and "pfflegt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Pflug", "plagt", "pflegte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is pflegt, spelled P-F-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fplegt
  • pfelgt
  • pfflegt
  • pfleggt
  • pflegtt
  • pfletg
  • pflget
  • pfllegt
  • plfegt
  • ppflegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pflegt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fplegt2pfelgt2pfflegt1pfleggt1pflegtt1pfletg2pflget2pfllegt1
Edit distance from "pflegt"

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 "pflegt"?
"pflegt" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [p͡fleːkt].
What does "pflegt" mean?
As a verb, "pflegt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
What words are commonly confused with "pflegt"?
"pflegt" is commonly confused with "Pflug", "plagt", "pflegte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pflegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pflegt" is [p͡fleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pflegt" come from?
"pflegt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pausen#10,337Rassen#10,346munter#10,331Ratten#10,347

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

meinten10 variantsKostüme10 variantsspring10 variantsgelitten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list