Which to use
“Fluch” and “Flut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,192
- “Fluch” frequency rank
- #10,084
- “Flut” frequency rank
- 19276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fluch | Flut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (im Zorn) gesagte Verwünschung | der (in den meisten Teilen der Welt) zwei Mal tägliche Zeitraum des Wasserauflaufes an den Küsten der Weltmeere |
Where the eye mixes Fluch and Flut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fluch runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Flut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fluch vs Flut
A purely visual mix-up. Fluch ([fluːx]) 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 19276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fluch is recorded at frequency rank #9,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [fluːx]. 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 19276, this pair ranks #1,910,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fluch vs Flut
Shared letters: flu. Private to "Fluch": ch. Private to "Flut": t.
"Fluch" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Flut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fluch" for "Flut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fluch" or "Flut"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fluch" and "Flut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fluch" 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 #1,910,060 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fluch" and "Flut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs Flut". 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 #1,910,060 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.