Which to use
“fiesen” is an adjective and “flehen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,190
- “fiesen” frequency rank
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- 68726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiesen | flehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fies | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten |
Where the eye mixes fiesen and flehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fiesen vs flehen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fiesen is [ˈfiːzn̩] while flehen is [ˈfleːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiesen is recorded at frequency rank #28,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːzn̩]. flehen is at rank #40,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfleːən].
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 68726, this pair ranks #498,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiesen vs flehen
Shared letters: efn. Private to "fiesen": is. Private to "flehen": hl.
"fiesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fiesen" and "flehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fiesen" or "flehen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fiesen" and "flehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fiesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #498,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiesen" and "flehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flehen vs fleht". 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 #498,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.