Which to use
“flehen” and “fluten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,536
- “flehen” frequency rank
- #19,910
- “fluten” frequency rank
- 60446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flehen | fluten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emotional, stark untersetzt, bei jemandem um etwas bitten | in großer Menge strömen |
Where the eye mixes flehen and fluten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. flehen and fluten 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 fluten
A purely visual mix-up. flehen ([ˈfleːən]) and fluten ([ˈfluːtn̩]) 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 60446, 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]. fluten is at rank #19,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfluːtn̩].
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 60446, this pair ranks #786,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flehen vs fluten
Shared letters: efln. Private to "flehen": h. Private to "fluten": tu.
"flehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "fluten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flehen" and "fluten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "flehen" or "fluten" show up more?
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 "fluten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #786,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flehen" and "fluten" 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 #786,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.