Which to use
“Flop” and “Flug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,724
- “Flop” frequency rank
- #2,649
- “Flug” frequency rank
- 25373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flop | Flug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misserfolg; etwas, das nicht gelungen ist | Fortbewegung eines Körpers durch die Luft, hauptsächlich durch Ausnutzung der Gesetze der Aerodynamik |
Where the eye mixes Flop and Flug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Flop and Flug
A purely visual mix-up. Flop ([flɔp]) and Flug ([fluːk]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flop is recorded at frequency rank #22,724, classified as anoun, pronounced [flɔp]. Flug is at rank #2,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fluːk].
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 25373, this pair ranks #1,834,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Flop vs Flug
Shared letters: fl. Private to "Flop": op. Private to "Flug": gu.
"Flop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Flug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flop" for "Flug" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Flop" or "Flug"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Flop" and "Flug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flop" and "Flug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flop vs Fon". 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 #1,834,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.