Which to use
“Floh” and “Flow” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,914
- “Floh” frequency rank
- #13,823
- “Flow” frequency rank
- 26737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Floh | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flügelloses Insekt mit flachem Körper, langen Sprungbeinen und Mundwerkzeugen zum Blutsaugen | Durchfluss von Körperflüssigkeiten durch die Gefäße |
Where the eye mixes Floh and Flow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Floh and Flow follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Floh vs Flow
A purely visual mix-up. Floh ([floː]) and Flow ([flɔʊ̯]) 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 w in “Flow”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26737, 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]. Flow is at rank #13,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced [flɔʊ̯].
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 26737, this pair ranks #1,813,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Floh vs Flow
Shared letters: flo. Private to "Floh": h. Private to "Flow": w.
"Floh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Flow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Floh" and "Flow" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Floh" vs "Flow" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Floh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,813,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Floh" and "Flow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fleht vs Floh". 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 #1,813,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.