Which to use
“flink” is an adjective and “flying” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,588
- “flink” frequency rank
- #23,936
- “flying” frequency rank
- 57524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flink | flying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schnell und behände; flott | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fly |
Letter map: flink vs flying
Shared letters muted; letters that set flink and flying apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for flink / flying
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: flink is anadjective and flyingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flink is recorded at frequency rank #33,588, classified as anadj, pronounced [flɪŋk]. 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 57524, this pair ranks #898,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flink vs flying
Shared letters: filn. Private to "flink": k. Private to "flying": gy.
"flink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "flying" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flink" and "flying" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "flink" vs "flying" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "flink" vs "flying" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "flink" 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 #898,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flink" 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 #898,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.