Which to use
“Flagge” is a noun and “flügge” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,700
- “Flagge” frequency rank
- #49,677
- “flügge” frequency rank
- 54377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flagge | flügge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einer Leine befestigte Fahne als Hoheits- oder Ehrenzeichen eines Staates | flugfähig |
Where the eye mixes Flagge and flügge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Flagge and flügge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Flagge vs flügge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flagge is [ˈflaɡə] while flügge is [ˈflʏɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Flagge” becomes ü in “flügge”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flagge is recorded at frequency rank #4,700, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaɡə]. flügge is at rank #49,677, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏɡə].
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 54377, this pair ranks #1,021,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flagge vs flügge
Shared letters: efgl. Private to "Flagge": a. Private to "flügge": ü.
"Flagge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "flügge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flagge ← falgge · fflagge · flage · flageg · flgage · fllagge · lfagge
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Flagge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flügge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,021,335 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flagge" and "flügge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flügge vs Flure". 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 #1,021,335 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.