Plakat

[plaˈkaːt]

/[plaˈkaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Plakat” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,258 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,258
frequency rank, German
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Plakat vs plant
50% similar
Plakat vs platt
50% similar
Plakat vs plaza
50% similar

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

Key facts for Plakat
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlakat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈkaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,258
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plakat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Plakat lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Plakat is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [plaˈkaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,258 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Plakat, with forms such as "lpakat", "palkat", and "plaakt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "plant", "platt", "plaza", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Plakat, spelled P-L-A-K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpakat,palkat,plaakt,plakatt,plakkat,plakta,plkaat,pllakat,pplakat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Plakat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpakat2palkat2plaakt2plakatt1plakkat1plakta2plkaat2pllakat1
Edit distance from "Plakat"

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 "Plakat"?
"Plakat" is spelled P-L-A-K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈkaːt].
What does "Plakat" mean?
As a noun, "Plakat" means: ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen
What words are commonly confused with "Plakat"?
"Plakat" is commonly confused with "plant", "platt", "plaza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Plakat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plakat" is [plaˈkaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plakat" come from?
"Plakat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Plakat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-K-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [plaˈkaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “plant” - see the side-by-side comparison. Plakat vs plant
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list