Which to use
“Flaute” and “Flöte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,875
- “Flaute” frequency rank
- #16,149
- “Flöte” frequency rank
- 60024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flaute | Flöte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moment beziehungsweise Situation, in der kein Wind herrscht | ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument |
Where the eye mixes Flaute and Flöte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Flaute runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against Flöte's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Flaute vs Flöte
A purely visual mix-up. Flaute ([ˈflaʊ̯tə]) and Flöte ([ˈfløːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flaute is recorded at frequency rank #43,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaʊ̯tə]. Flöte is at rank #16,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfløːtə].
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 60024, this pair ranks #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flaute vs Flöte
Shared letters: eflt. Private to "Flaute": au. Private to "Flöte": ö.
"Flaute" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Flöte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flaute ← falute · fflaute · flatue · flauet · flautte · fllaute · fluate · lfaute
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flaute" for "Flöte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Flaute" or "Flöte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flaute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flöte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flaute" and "Flöte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flaute 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 #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.