Which to use
“fight” and “flieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,420
- “fight” frequency rank
- #15,623
- “flieht” frequency rank
- 32043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fight | flieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fighten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fliehen |
Where the eye mixes fight and flieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fight runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against flieht's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fight vs flieht
A purely visual mix-up. fight ([faɪ̯t]) and flieht ([fliːt]) 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 32043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fight is recorded at frequency rank #16,420, classified as averb, pronounced [faɪ̯t]. flieht is at rank #15,623, tagged as averb, pronounced [fliːt].
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 32043, this pair ranks #1,715,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fight vs flieht
Shared letters: fhit. Private to "fight": g. Private to "flieht": el.
"fight" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "flieht" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fight" for "flieht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fight" vs "flieht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fight" and "flieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fight" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,715,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fight" and "flieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fight vs fist". 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 #1,715,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.