Which to use
“flogen” and “flügeln” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,567
- “flogen” frequency rank
- #16,424
- “flügeln” frequency rank
- 30991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flogen | flügeln |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen | poetisch für beflügeln |
Where the eye mixes flogen and flügeln
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flogen vs flügeln
A purely visual mix-up. flogen ([floːɡn̩]) and flügeln ([ˈflyːɡl̩n]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flogen is recorded at frequency rank #14,567, classified as averb, pronounced [floːɡn̩]. flügeln is at rank #16,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈflyːɡl̩n].
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 30991, this pair ranks #1,736,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flogen vs flügeln
Shared letters: efgln. Private to "flogen": o. Private to "flügeln": ü.
"flogen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flügeln" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flogen ← fflogen · flgoen · fllogen · floegn · flogenn · floggen · flogne · lfogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flogen" for "flügeln" ever safe?
Which is more common, "flogen" or "flügeln"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "flogen" and "flügeln" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flügeln" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flogen" and "flügeln" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flogen vs flores". 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 #1,736,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.