Which to use
“fluchen” is a verb and “Flügen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,935
- “fluchen” frequency rank
- #20,251
- “Flügen” frequency rank
- 44186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fluchen | Flügen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Flüche/Verwünschungen ausstoßen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Flug |
Where the eye mixes fluchen and Flügen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fluchen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Flügen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fluchen vs Flügen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fluchen is [ˈfluːxn̩] while Flügen is [ˈflyːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44186, 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]. Flügen is at rank #20,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflyːɡn̩].
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 44186, this pair ranks #1,394,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fluchen vs Flügen
Shared letters: efln. Private to "fluchen": chu. Private to "Flügen": gü.
"fluchen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Flügen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fluchen ← ffluchen · flcuhen · flluchen · flucchen · flucehn · fluchenn · fluchhen · fluchne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fluchen" and "Flügen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fluchen" or "Flügen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fluchen" and "Flügen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fluchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Flügen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,394,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fluchen" and "Flügen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flügen vs flügge". 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 #1,394,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.