Flöhe vs Flöte, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Flöhe” and “Flöte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,346
“Flöhe” frequency rank: #16,149
“Flöte” frequency rank: 55495
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Flöhe	Flöte
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Floh	ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument

Where the eye mixes Flöhe and Flöte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

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Flöhe

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Flöte

Look-alike desk: Flöhe vs Flöte

A purely visual mix-up. Flöhe ([ˈfløːə]) and Flöte ([ˈfløːtə]) 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 “Flöhe” becomes t in “Flöte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Flöhe is recorded at frequency rank #39,346, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfløːə]. Flöte is at rank #16,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfløːtə].

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 55495, this pair ranks #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Flöhe vs Flöte

Shared letters: eflö. Private to "Flöhe": h. Private to "Flöte": t.

"Flöhe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Flöte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Flöhe" and "Flöte" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently ([ˈfløːə] versus [ˈfløːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "Flöhe" vs "Flöte" - which ranks higher?

"Flöte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,149 in our German list, against #39,346 for "Flöhe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Flöhe" and "Flöte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "Flöhe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Flöte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Flöhe" and "Flöte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flöhe vs Flure". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #977,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.