Which to use
“fluchen” and “flüchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,935
- “fluchen” frequency rank
- #9,193
- “flüchten” frequency rank
- 33128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fluchen | flüchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flüche/Verwünschungen ausstoßen | meist schnell und wenig vorbereitet, vor einer drohenden Gefahr oder aus einer unangenehmen Situation fliehen |
Where the eye mixes fluchen and flüchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fluchen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against flüchten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fluchen and flüchten
A purely visual mix-up. fluchen ([ˈfluːxn̩]) and flüchten ([ˈflʏçtn̩]) 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 33128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fluchen is recorded at frequency rank #23,935, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfluːxn̩]. flüchten is at rank #9,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈflʏçtn̩].
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 33128, this pair ranks #1,692,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fluchen vs flüchten
Shared letters: cefhln. Private to "fluchen": u. Private to "flüchten": tü.
"fluchen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "flüchten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fluchen ← ffluchen · flcuhen · flluchen · flucchen · flucehn · fluchenn · fluchhen · fluchne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fluchen" and "flüchten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fluchen" vs "flüchten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fluchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flüchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,692,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fluchen" and "flüchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaches vs fluchen". 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 #1,692,686 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.