pflegten

/[ˈp͡fleːktn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,404

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

pflegten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen Pronounced [ˈp͡fleːktn̩]. Often confused with pflügen and Pflege.

Key facts for pflegten
PropertyValue
Headwordpflegten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈp͡fleːktn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,404
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pflegten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pflegten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈp͡fleːktn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,404 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for pflegten, with forms such as "fplegten", "pfelgten", and "pfflegten". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "pflügen", "Pflege", "pflegt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pflegten, spelled P-F-L-E-G-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fplegten,pfelgten,pfflegten,pflegetn,pfleggten,pflegtenn,pflegtne,pflegtten,pfletgen,pflgeten,pfllegten,plfegten,ppflegten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pflegten

Misspelling Variants of "pflegten"

fplegten8pfelgten8pfflegten9pflegetn8pfleggten9pflegtenn9pflegtne8pflegtten9
Misspelling Variants of "pflegten"

Frequency rank: #43,404 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pflegten"?
"pflegten" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fleːktn̩].
What does "pflegten" mean?
As a verb, "pflegten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs pflegen
What words are commonly confused with "pflegten"?
"pflegten" is commonly confused with "pflügen", "Pflege", "pflegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pflegten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pflegten" is [ˈp͡fleːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pflegten" come from?
"pflegten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.