Which to use
“Flöte” and “Flut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,149
- “Flöte” frequency rank
- #10,084
- “Flut” frequency rank
- 26233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flöte | Flut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument | der (in den meisten Teilen der Welt) zwei Mal tägliche Zeitraum des Wasserauflaufes an den Küsten der Weltmeere |
Where the eye mixes Flöte and Flut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Flöte runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Flut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Flöte vs Flut
A purely visual mix-up. Flöte ([ˈfløːtə]) and Flut ([fluːt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flöte is recorded at frequency rank #16,149, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfløːtə]. Flut is at rank #10,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fluːt].
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 26233, this pair ranks #1,821,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Flöte vs Flut
Shared letters: flt. Private to "Flöte": eö. Private to "Flut": u.
"Flöte" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Flut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flut ← fflut · fllut · fltu · flutt · fult
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flöte" for "Flut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Flöte" vs "Flut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flöte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,821,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flöte" and "Flut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flöte vs Flure". 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 #1,821,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.