Plagiat

/[plaˈɡi̯aːt]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,048

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Plagiat is aGermannoun. It means: das illegitime und illegale Veröffentlichen oder Verwenden von geistigem Eigentum oder Erkenntnissen, die sich eine andere Person erarbeitet oder geschaffen hat mit dem Ziel sich darüber einen pers... Pronounced [plaˈɡi̯aːt]. Often confused with plagt and Plakat.

Key facts for Plagiat
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlagiat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈɡi̯aːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,048
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Plagiat is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plaˈɡi̯aːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,048 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Plagiat, with forms such as "lpagiat", "palgiat", and "plagait". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "plagt", "Plakat", 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 Plagiat, spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das illegitime und illegale Veröffentlichen oder Verwenden von geistigem Eigentum oder Erkenntnissen, die sich eine andere Person erarbeitet oder geschaffen hat mit dem Ziel sich darüber einen persönlichen Vorteil zu verschaffen
  2. 2
    ein (technischer) Gegenstand oder ein geistiges Werk, das durch illegitimes oder illegales Nachahmen oder Kopieren entstanden ist

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpagiat,palgiat,plagait,plaggiat,plagiatt,plagita,plaigat,plgaiat,pllagiat,pplagiat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Plagiat

Misspelling Variants of "Plagiat"

lpagiat7palgiat7plagait7plaggiat8plagiatt8plagita7plaigat7plgaiat7
Misspelling Variants of "Plagiat"

Frequency rank: #42,048 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plagiat"?
"Plagiat" is spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈɡi̯aːt].
What does "Plagiat" mean?
As a noun, "Plagiat" means: das illegitime und illegale Veröffentlichen oder Verwenden von geistigem Eigentum oder Erkenntnissen, die sich eine andere Person erarbeitet oder geschaffen hat mit dem Ziel sich darüber einen pers...
What words are commonly confused with "Plagiat"?
"Plagiat" is commonly confused with "plagt", "Plakat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Plagiat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plagiat" is [plaˈɡi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plagiat" come from?
"Plagiat" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.