Which to use
“flechten” and “flehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,719
- “flechten” frequency rank
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- 65255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flechten | flehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (meist) drei Stränge (zum Beispiel Haare oder Bänder) miteinander verschlingen | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten |
Where the eye mixes flechten and flehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flechten vs flehen
A purely visual mix-up. flechten ([ˈflɛçtn̩]) and flehen ([ˈfleːən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flechten is recorded at frequency rank #24,719, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈflɛçtn̩]. flehen is at rank #40,536, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfleːən].
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 65255, this pair ranks #613,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flechten vs flehen
Shared letters: efhln. Private to "flechten": ct. Private to "flehen": -.
"flechten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flechten" and "flehen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "flechten" or "flehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flechten" and "flehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flechten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #613,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flechten" and "flehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flehen vs fleht". 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 #613,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.