Which to use
“Flanke” is a noun and “flink” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,912
- “Flanke” frequency rank
- #33,588
- “flink” frequency rank
- 46500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flanke | flink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Seite des Körpers vierbeiniger Säugetiere | schnell und behände; flott |
Where the eye mixes Flanke and flink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Flanke with flink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flanke is [ˈflaŋkə] while flink is [flɪŋk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flanke is recorded at frequency rank #12,912, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaŋkə]. flink is at rank #33,588, tagged as anadj, pronounced [flɪŋk].
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 46500, this pair ranks #1,316,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flanke vs flink
Shared letters: fkln. Private to "Flanke": ae. Private to "flink": i.
"Flanke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "flink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flanke" for "flink" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Flanke" or "flink" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Flanke" and "flink" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flanke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flanke" and "flink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flink vs Flinte". 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 #1,316,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.