Which to use
“fliehen” and “fliesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,060
- “fliehen” frequency rank
- #20,920
- “fliesen” frequency rank
- 26980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fliehen | fliesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schnelles Verlassen eines Ortes beispielsweise aufgrund befürchteter Gefahr | Fliesen verlegen |
Where the eye mixes fliehen and fliesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fliehen ([ˈfliːən]) and fliesen ([ˈfliːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - h in “fliehen” becomes s in “fliesen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fliehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,060, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfliːən]. fliesen is at rank #20,920, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfliːzn̩].
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 26980, this pair ranks #1,809,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fliehen vs fliesen
Shared letters: efiln. Private to "fliehen": h. Private to "fliesen": s.
"fliehen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "fliesen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC