Plantage

[planˈtaːʒə]

/[planˈtaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plantage” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,736
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forst- oder landwirtschaftlicher Großbetrieb, der Monokulturen anbaut

Corpus desk

Index DE-plantage · Plantage · German

Plantage · rank #29,736 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,736
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pilotprojekt

Nearest frequency peer: Pilotprojekt (-2 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 „Plantage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Plantage“ 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).

Plantage vs plante
63% similar
Plantage vs Plantagen
89% similar

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

Key facts for Plantage
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlantage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[planˈtaːʒə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,736
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Plantage“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pilotprojekt“ (#29,734), „plump“ (#29,738), „photography“ (#29,733). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plantage“ bei #29,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Plantage (IPA [planˈtaːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,736 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "forst- oder landwirtschaftlicher Großbetrieb, der Monokulturen anbaut".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Plantage, with forms such as "lpantage", "palntage", and "planatge". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "plante", "Plantagen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Plantage, spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    forst- oder landwirtschaftlicher Großbetrieb, der Monokulturen anbaut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Plantage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Sklaven wurden gezwungen, ohne Bezahlung auf den Plantagen zu arbeiten.
  2. „Ich nahm an, daß er zur Plantage gehöre und zufällig in der Nähe gewesen war.“

Synonyms

PflanzungGroßpflanzung

This word in other languages

plantation(English)plantación(Español)plantation(Français)plantação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpantage
  • palntage
  • planatge
  • planntage
  • plantaeg
  • plantagge
  • plantgae
  • planttage
  • platnage
  • pllantage
  • plnatage
  • pplantage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpantage2palntage2planatge2planntage1plantaeg2plantagge1plantgae2planttage1
Edit distance from "Plantage"

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 "Plantage"?
"Plantage" is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [planˈtaːʒə].
What does "Plantage" mean?
As a noun, "Plantage" means: forst- oder landwirtschaftlicher Großbetrieb, der Monokulturen anbaut
What words are commonly confused with "Plantage"?
"Plantage" is commonly confused with "plante", "Plantagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Plantage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plantage" is [planˈtaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plantage" come from?
"Plantage" 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 "Plantage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

progress#29,741Passauer#29,728Paletten#29,726Operette#29,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Parzellen12 variantsRegenten12 variantsschleppt12 variantsmilitary12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list