Which to use
“Figur” and “Flur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,391
- “Figur” frequency rank
- #6,536
- “Flur” frequency rank
- 8927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Figur | Flur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Körperform, menschliche Gestalt | Raum zwischen Hauseingang und Treppenhaus oder zwischen Haustür und Wohnbereich |
Where the eye mixes Figur and Flur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Figur runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Flur's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Figur vs Flur
A purely visual mix-up. Figur ([fiˈɡuːɐ̯]) and Flur ([fluːɐ̯]) 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 8927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Figur is recorded at frequency rank #2,391, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈɡuːɐ̯]. Flur is at rank #6,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fluːɐ̯].
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 8927, this pair ranks #1,982,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Figur vs Flur
Shared letters: fru. Private to "Figur": gi. Private to "Flur": l.
"Figur" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Flur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Figur" for "Flur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Figur" vs "Flur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Figur" and "Flur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Figur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Figur" and "Flur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flur vs Flure". 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 #1,982,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.