Which to use
“Flieder” is a noun and “fliehen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,932
- “Flieder” frequency rank
- #6,060
- “fliehen” frequency rank
- 45992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flieder | fliehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stark duftender Blütenstrauch aus der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse: Syringa | schnelles Verlassen eines Ortes beispielsweise aufgrund befürchteter Gefahr |
Where the eye mixes Flieder and fliehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Flieder and fliehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Flieder with fliehen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flieder is [ˈfliːdɐ] while fliehen is [ˈfliːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flieder is recorded at frequency rank #39,932, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfliːdɐ]. fliehen is at rank #6,060, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfliːən].
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 45992, this pair ranks #1,334,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flieder vs fliehen
Shared letters: efil. Private to "Flieder": dr. Private to "fliehen": hn.
"Flieder" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "fliehen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flieder" for "fliehen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Flieder" or "fliehen" 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 "Flieder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fliehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,334,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flieder" and "fliehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flieder vs Flipper". 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 #1,334,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.