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“flacher” and “flaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,599
- “flacher” frequency rank
- #42,488
- “flaches” frequency rank
- 64087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flacher | flaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach |
Where the eye mixes flacher and flaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. flacher and flaches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: flacher vs flaches
A purely visual mix-up. flacher ([ˈflaxɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “flacher” becomes s in “flaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flacher is recorded at frequency rank #21,599, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflaxɐ]. 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 64087, this pair ranks #653,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flacher vs flaches
Shared letters: acefhl. Private to "flacher": r. Private to "flaches": s.
"flacher" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "flaches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flacher" and "flaches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "flacher" or "flaches"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "flacher" 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 #653,891 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flacher" 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 #653,891 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.