Which to use
“Floh” is a noun and “fol” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,914
- “Floh” frequency rank
- #34,656
- “fol” frequency rank
- 47570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Floh | fol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flügelloses Insekt mit flachem Körper, langen Sprungbeinen und Mundwerkzeugen zum Blutsaugen | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ |
Letter map: Floh vs fol
Shared letters muted; letters that set Floh and fol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Floh and fol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Floh is anoun and folaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47570, 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]. fol is at rank #34,656, 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 47570, this pair ranks #1,279,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Floh vs fol
Shared letters: flo. Private to "Floh": h. Private to "fol": -.
"Floh" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Floh ← ffloh · flho · flloh · flohh · folh · lfoh
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Floh" and "fol" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Floh" or "fol" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "Floh" and "fol". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Floh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,279,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Floh" and "fol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fol 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 #1,279,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.