Which to use
“Fleckchen” and “Flecken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,519
- “Fleckchen” frequency rank
- #6,426
- “Flecken” frequency rank
- 43945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fleckchen | Flecken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner Ort/Platz | sich zum Beispiel durch Verschmutzung oder Farbe von der Umgebung unterscheidende Stelle |
Where the eye mixes Fleckchen and Flecken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Fleckchen runs 9 letters (CCVCCCCVC) against Flecken's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fleckchen vs Flecken
A purely visual mix-up. Fleckchen ([ˈflɛkçən]) and Flecken ([ˈflɛkn̩]) 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 43945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fleckchen is recorded at frequency rank #37,519, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflɛkçən]. Flecken is at rank #6,426, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflɛkn̩].
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 43945, this pair ranks #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fleckchen vs Flecken
Shared letters: cefkln. Private to "Fleckchen": h. Private to "Flecken": -.
"Fleckchen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCCVC · "Flecken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fleckchen" and "Flecken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Fleckchen" vs "Flecken" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fleckchen" and "Flecken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fleckchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flecken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fleckchen" and "Flecken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flecken vs flehen". 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 #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.