Which to use
“Feige” and “Fliege” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,425
- “Feige” frequency rank
- #10,083
- “Fliege” frequency rank
- 21508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feige | Fliege |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbare, süße, fleischige Frucht des Feigenbaums | fliegendes Insekt der Unterordnung Fliegen (Brachycera) |
Where the eye mixes Feige and Fliege
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feige with Fliege
A purely visual mix-up. Feige ([ˈfaɪ̯ɡə]) and Fliege ([ˈfliːɡə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feige is recorded at frequency rank #11,425, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɡə]. Fliege is at rank #10,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfliːɡə].
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 21508, this pair ranks #1,885,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feige vs Fliege
Shared letters: efgi. Private to "Feige": -. Private to "Fliege": l.
"Feige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Fliege" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feige" and "Fliege" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Feige" vs "Fliege" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fliege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feige" and "Fliege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feige vs Felge". 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 #1,885,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.