flachesvsFlascheConfusable pair

Quick tell: flaches is a adjective, Flasche is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“flaches” is an adjective and “Flasche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,488
“flaches” frequency rank
#3,186
“Flasche” frequency rank
45674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flaches Flasche
Definition Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach ein Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiedenem Material wie Glas, Plastik, Metall, Keramik

Where the eye mixes flaches and Flasche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
flaches
7 ch
Flasche

Look-alike desk: flaches vs Flasche

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: flaches is [ˈflaxəs] while Flasche is [ˈflaʃə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flaches is recorded at frequency rank #42,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflaxəs]. Flasche is at rank #3,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaʃə].

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 45674, this pair ranks #1,344,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of flaches vs Flasche

Shared letters: acefhls. Private to "flaches": -. Private to "Flasche": -.

"flaches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Flasche" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flachesfalches · fflaches · flacches · flacehs · flachess · flachhes · flachse · flahces
  • Flaschefalsche · fflasche · flacshe · flascche · flasceh · flaschhe · flashce · flassche

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "flaches" and "Flasche" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "flaches" is an adjective and "Flasche" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "flaches" or "Flasche"?
"Flasche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,186 in our German list, against #42,488 for "flaches". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "flaches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Flasche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,344,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flaches" and "Flasche" 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 #1,344,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list