Which to use
“flehen” and “fleht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- #46,648
- “fleht” frequency rank
- 87184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flehen | fleht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flehen |
Where the eye mixes flehen and fleht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flehen and fleht
A purely visual mix-up. flehen ([ˈfleːən]) and fleht ([fleːt]) 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 87184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flehen is recorded at frequency rank #40,536, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfleːən]. fleht is at rank #46,648, tagged as averb, pronounced [fleːt].
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 87184, this pair ranks #83,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flehen vs fleht
Shared letters: efhl. Private to "flehen": n. Private to "fleht": t.
"flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "fleht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flehen" and "fleht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "flehen" or "fleht"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "flehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fleht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flehen" and "fleht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Filet 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 #83,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.