Which to use
“flach” and “flaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,830
- “flach” frequency rank
- #42,488
- “flaches” frequency rank
- 48318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flach | flaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne größere Erhebungen und Vertiefungen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach |
Where the eye mixes flach and flaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flach and flaches
A purely visual mix-up. flach ([flax]) and flaches ([ˈflaxəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “flach” sits inside “flaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flach is recorded at frequency rank #5,830, classified as anadj, pronounced [flax]. flaches is at rank #42,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflaxəs].
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 48318, this pair ranks #1,252,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flach vs flaches
Shared letters: acfhl. Private to "flach": -. Private to "flaches": es.
"flach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "flaches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flach" and "flaches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "flach" or "flaches"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "flach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flach" and "flaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fachs vs flaches". 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 #1,252,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.