Which to use
“Floh” and “Flöhe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,914
- “Floh” frequency rank
- #39,346
- “Flöhe” frequency rank
- 52260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Floh | Flöhe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flügelloses Insekt mit flachem Körper, langen Sprungbeinen und Mundwerkzeugen zum Blutsaugen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Floh |
Where the eye mixes Floh and Flöhe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Floh with Flöhe
A purely visual mix-up. Floh ([floː]) and Flöhe ([ˈfløːə]) 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 52260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Floh is recorded at frequency rank #12,914, classified as anoun, pronounced [floː]. Flöhe is at rank #39,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfløːə].
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 52260, this pair ranks #1,103,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Floh vs Flöhe
Shared letters: fhl. Private to "Floh": o. Private to "Flöhe": eö.
"Floh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Flöhe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Floh ← ffloh · flho · flloh · flohh · folh · lfoh
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Floh" and "Flöhe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Floh" vs "Flöhe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Floh" and "Flöhe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Floh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flöhe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,103,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Floh" and "Flöhe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flöhe vs Flure". 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 #1,103,762 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.