flogvsfragConfusable pair

Which to use

“flog” and “frag” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,469
“flog” frequency rank
#2,498
“frag” frequency rank
9967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flog frag
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen 2. Person Singular Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs fragen

Where the eye mixes flog and frag

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
flog
4 ch
frag

Visual trap between flog and frag

A purely visual mix-up. flog ([floːk]) and frag ([fʁaːk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flog is recorded at frequency rank #7,469, classified as averb, pronounced [floːk]. frag is at rank #2,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁaːk].

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 9967, this pair ranks #1,977,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of flog vs frag

Shared letters: fg. Private to "flog": lo. Private to "frag": ar.

"flog" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "frag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flogfflog · flgo · fllog · flogg · folg · lfog
  • fragfarg · ffrag · fragg · frga · frrag · rfag

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "flog" for "frag" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([floːk] versus [fʁaːk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "flog" or "frag" show up more?
"frag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,498 in our German list, against #7,469 for "flog". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "flog" and "frag" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "flog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "frag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,977,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flog" and "frag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flog vs Fon". 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 #1,977,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list