Which to use
“flint” and “Flinte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,184
- “flint” frequency rank
- #36,327
- “Flinte” frequency rank
- 71511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flint | Flinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flintglas | Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot |
Where the eye mixes flint and Flinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flint vs Flinte
A purely visual mix-up. flint ([flint]) and Flinte ([ˈflɪntə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “flint” sits inside “Flinte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flint is recorded at frequency rank #35,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [flint]. Flinte is at rank #36,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflɪntə].
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 71511, this pair ranks #414,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flint vs Flinte
Shared letters: filnt. Private to "flint": -. Private to "Flinte": e.
"flint" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Flinte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flint" and "Flinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "flint" or "Flinte" 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 "flint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flint" and "Flinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs flint". 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 #414,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.