Which to use
“Abflug” and “Anflug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,203
- “Abflug” frequency rank
- #19,811
- “Anflug” frequency rank
- 37014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abflug | Anflug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die nach Flugplan vorgesehene Startzeit eines Luftfahrzeuges | Landen eines Flugzeugs (oder Flugtieres) |
Where the eye mixes Abflug and Anflug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Abflug and Anflug follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Abflug and Anflug
A purely visual mix-up. Abflug ([ˈapˌfluːk]) and Anflug ([ˈanˌfluːk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “Abflug” becomes n in “Anflug”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abflug is recorded at frequency rank #17,203, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌfluːk]. Anflug is at rank #19,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌfluːk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37014, this pair ranks #1,600,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abflug vs Anflug
Shared letters: afglu. Private to "Abflug": b. Private to "Anflug": n.
"Abflug" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "Anflug" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Abflug" and "Anflug" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Abflug" vs "Anflug" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Abflug" and "Anflug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Abflug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anflug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abflug" and "Anflug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abflug vs Abfluss". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,600,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.