Which to use
“Floh” and “Föhn” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,914
- “Floh” frequency rank
- #33,595
- “Föhn” frequency rank
- 46509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Floh | Föhn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flügelloses Insekt mit flachem Körper, langen Sprungbeinen und Mundwerkzeugen zum Blutsaugen | an steileren Gebirgshängen absteigende, trockene und klare Luftmassen mit relativ hoher Temperatur |
Where the eye mixes Floh and Föhn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Floh and Föhn
A purely visual mix-up. Floh ([floː]) and Föhn ([føːn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46509, 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]. Föhn is at rank #33,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [føːn].
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 46509, this pair ranks #1,316,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Floh vs Föhn
Shared letters: fh. Private to "Floh": lo. Private to "Föhn": nö.
"Floh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Föhn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Floh ← ffloh · flho · flloh · flohh · folh · lfoh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Floh" and "Föhn" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Floh" or "Föhn"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Floh" and "Föhn" 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 "Föhn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,316,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Floh" and "Föhn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs Föhn". 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 #1,316,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.