plant

[plaːnt]

/[plaːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“plant” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,225
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-plant · plant · German

plant · rank #4,225 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,225
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH off

Nearest frequency peer: off (-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 „plant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „plant“ 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).

plant vs play
60% similar
plant vs plot
60% similar
plant vs pont
60% similar

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

Key facts for plant
PropertyValue
Headwordplant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[plaːnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,225
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „plant“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.plantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „off“ (#4,224), „power“ (#4,226), „Reform“ (#4,227). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „plant“ bei #4,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around plant (IPA [plaːnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,225 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for plant, with forms such as "lpant", "palnt", and "plannt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "play", "plot", "pont", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is plant, spelled P-L-A-N-T.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpant
  • palnt
  • plannt
  • plantt
  • platn
  • pllant
  • plnat
  • pplant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpant2palnt2plannt1plantt1platn2pllant1plnat2pplant1
Edit distance from "plant"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

power#4,226Sätze#4,232house#4,210woran#4,241

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

schaue8 variantsgrand8 variantsAndrea8 variantsblind8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list