flogenvsfrozenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,567
“flogen” frequency rank
#39,941
“frozen” frequency rank
54508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flogen frozen
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fliegen Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs freeze

Letter map: flogen vs frozen

Shared letters muted; letters that set flogen and frozen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. flogen and frozen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
flogen
6 ch
frozen

Pair insight - flogen / frozen

flogen and frozen are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54508, 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]. frozen is at rank #39,941, 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 54508, this pair ranks #1,016,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of flogen vs frozen

Shared letters: efno. Private to "flogen": gl. Private to "frozen": rz.

"flogen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "frozen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flogen ← fflogen · flgoen · fllogen · floegn · flogenn · floggen · flogne · lfogen
  • frozen ← ffrozen · forzen · froezn · frozenn · frozne · frozzen · frrozen · frzoen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "flogen" and "frozen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "flogen" vs "frozen" - which ranks higher?
"flogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,567 in our German list, against #39,941 for "frozen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "flogen" and "frozen".

  • Full dictionary entry for "flogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "frozen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,016,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flogen" and "frozen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "frozen 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 #1,016,138 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