Which to use
“flehen” and “flöten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- #21,253
- “flöten” frequency rank
- 61789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flehen | flöten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten | flötenähnliche Töne hervorbringen |
Where the eye mixes flehen and flöten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. flehen and flöten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: flehen vs flöten
A purely visual mix-up. flehen ([ˈfleːən]) and flöten ([ˈfløːtn̩]) 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 61789, 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]. flöten is at rank #21,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfløːtn̩].
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 61789, this pair ranks #736,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flehen vs flöten
Shared letters: efln. Private to "flehen": h. Private to "flöten": tö.
"flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flöten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flehen ← fflehen · fleehn · flehenn · flehhen · flehne · flheen · fllehen · lfehen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flehen" and "flöten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flehen" vs "flöten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "flehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flöten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #736,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flehen" and "flöten" 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 #736,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.