Which to use
“flowers” and “running” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,537
- “flowers” frequency rank
- #15,470
- “running” frequency rank
- 56007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flowers | running |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flower | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs run |
Letter map: flowers vs running
Shared letters muted; letters that set flowers and running apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. flowers (CCVCVCC) and running (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - flowers / running
flowers and running are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flowers is recorded at frequency rank #40,537, classified as averb, pronounced […]. running is at rank #15,470, 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 56007, this pair ranks #957,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flowers vs running
Shared letters: r. Private to "flowers": eflosw. Private to "running": ginu.
"flowers" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "running" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flowers" for "running" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flowers" vs "running" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "flowers" and "running". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "flowers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "running" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #957,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flowers" and "running" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flowers 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 #957,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.