# fl vs fly

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fl
*abbrev · frequency rank #13,360*
Femtoliter (= 10⁻¹⁵ l, ein billiardstel Liter)

### fly
*noun · IPA [flaɪ] · frequency rank #16,704*
Fliege

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fl-vs-fly