Which to use
“flehen” and “flogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- #14,567
- “flogen” frequency rank
- 55103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flehen | flogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen |
Where the eye mixes flehen and flogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flehen and flogen
A purely visual mix-up. flehen ([ˈfleːən]) and flogen ([floːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55103, 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]. flogen is at rank #14,567, tagged as averb, pronounced [floːɡn̩].
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 55103, this pair ranks #992,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flehen vs flogen
Shared letters: efln. Private to "flehen": h. Private to "flogen": go.
"flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flogen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flehen" and "flogen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flehen" vs "flogen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "flogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #992,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flehen" and "flogen" 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 #992,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.