Which to use
“flogen” and “folgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,567
- “flogen” frequency rank
- #566
- “folgen” frequency rank
- 15133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flogen | folgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen | jemandem oder etwas hinterhergehen oder auch hinterherfahren |
Where the eye mixes flogen and folgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses flogen with folgen
A purely visual mix-up. flogen ([floːɡn̩]) and folgen ([ˈfɔlɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (lo ↔ ol) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15133, 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]. folgen is at rank #566, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩].
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 15133, this pair ranks #1,946,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flogen vs folgen
Shared letters: efglno. Private to "flogen": -. Private to "folgen": -.
"flogen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "folgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flogen" and "folgen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flogen" vs "folgen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flogen" and "folgen" 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 "folgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flogen" and "folgen" 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 #1,946,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.