Which to use
“Floh” and “Flor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,914
- “Floh” frequency rank
- #39,343
- “Flor” frequency rank
- 52257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Floh | Flor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flügelloses Insekt mit flachem Körper, langen Sprungbeinen und Mundwerkzeugen zum Blutsaugen | Fülle an Blüten |
Where the eye mixes Floh and Flor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Floh and Flor
A purely visual mix-up. Floh ([floː]) and Flor ([floːɐ̯]) 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 a single letter - h in “Floh” becomes r in “Flor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52257, 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]. Flor is at rank #39,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [floːɐ̯].
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 52257, this pair ranks #1,103,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Floh vs Flor
Shared letters: flo. Private to "Floh": h. Private to "Flor": r.
"Floh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Flor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Floh" for "Flor" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Floh" vs "Flor" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Floh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,103,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Floh" and "Flor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flor 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 #1,103,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.