Which to use
“flame” and “Frage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,392
- “flame” frequency rank
- #251
- “Frage” frequency rank
- 47643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flame | Frage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flamme | Äußerung, die Antwort oder Klärung verlangt; Aufforderung zur Antwort |
Where the eye mixes flame and Frage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. flame and Frage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between flame and Frage
A purely visual mix-up. flame ([fleɪm]) and Frage ([ˈfʁaːɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flame is recorded at frequency rank #47,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [fleɪm]. Frage is at rank #251, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaːɡə].
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 47643, this pair ranks #1,277,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flame vs Frage
Shared letters: aef. Private to "flame": lm. Private to "Frage": gr.
"flame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Frage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flame" and "Frage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "flame" or "Frage" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "flame" and "Frage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Frage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,277,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flame" and "Frage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flame 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 #1,277,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.