Which to use
“fingen” and “flogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,242
- “fingen” frequency rank
- #14,567
- “flogen” frequency rank
- 32809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fingen | flogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs fangen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen |
Where the eye mixes fingen and flogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fingen vs flogen
A purely visual mix-up. fingen ([ˈfɪŋən]) and flogen ([floːɡn̩]) 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 32809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fingen is recorded at frequency rank #18,242, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪŋən]. flogen is at rank #14,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [floːɡn̩].
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 32809, this pair ranks #1,699,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fingen vs flogen
Shared letters: efgn. Private to "fingen": i. Private to "flogen": lo.
"fingen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "flogen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fingen" for "flogen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fingen" vs "flogen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fingen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fingen" and "flogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flogen vs flores". 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 #1,699,569 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.