Which to use
“flieg” and “flying” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,550
- “flieg” frequency rank
- #23,936
- “flying” frequency rank
- 49486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flieg | flying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fliegen | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fly |
Letter map: flieg vs flying
Shared letters muted; letters that set flieg and flying apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: flieg and flying
flieg and flying are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flieg is recorded at frequency rank #25,550, classified as averb, pronounced [fliːk]. flying is at rank #23,936, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 49486, this pair ranks #1,209,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flieg vs flying
Shared letters: fgil. Private to "flieg": e. Private to "flying": ny.
"flieg" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "flying" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flieg" for "flying" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flieg" vs "flying" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "flieg" vs "flying" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "flieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,209,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flieg" and "flying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flying vs puzzles". 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 #1,209,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.