Which to use
“feuchten” and “flüchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,653
- “feuchten” frequency rank
- #9,193
- “flüchten” frequency rank
- 19846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuchten | flüchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas feucht machen | meist schnell und wenig vorbereitet, vor einer drohenden Gefahr oder aus einer unangenehmen Situation fliehen |
Where the eye mixes feuchten and flüchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. feuchten (CVVCCCVC) and flüchten (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: feuchten vs flüchten
A purely visual mix-up. feuchten ([ˈfɔɪ̯çtn̩]) and flüchten ([ˈflʏçtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuchten is recorded at frequency rank #10,653, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯çtn̩]. flüchten is at rank #9,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈflʏçtn̩].
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 19846, this pair ranks #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feuchten vs flüchten
Shared letters: cefhnt. Private to "feuchten": u. Private to "flüchten": lü.
"feuchten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "flüchten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feuchten ← efuchten · fecuhten · feucchten · feuchetn · feuchhten · feuchtenn · feuchtne · feuchtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feuchten" and "flüchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feuchten" vs "flüchten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feuchten" and "flüchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feuchten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flüchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuchten" and "flüchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flüchten vs Fluchtweg". 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 #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.