# flat vs Flaute

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### flat
*adjective · IPA [flæt] · frequency rank #12,913*
flach

### Flaute
*noun · IPA [ˈflaʊ̯tə] · frequency rank #43,875*
Moment beziehungsweise Situation, in der kein Wind herrscht

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/flat-vs-flaute