Which to use
“Flucht” is a noun and “flüchten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,392
- “Flucht” frequency rank
- #9,193
- “flüchten” frequency rank
- 11585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flucht | flüchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rasches Entfliehen von einer Sache, die Gefahr oder Unglück verheißt | meist schnell und wenig vorbereitet, vor einer drohenden Gefahr oder aus einer unangenehmen Situation fliehen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Flucht and flüchten apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flucht is [flʊxt] while flüchten is [ˈflʏçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flucht is recorded at frequency rank #2,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [flʊxt]. 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 11585, this pair ranks #1,969,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Flucht vs flüchten
Shared letters: cfhlt. Private to "Flucht": u. Private to "flüchten": enü.
"Flucht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "flüchten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flucht ← fflucht · flcuht · fllucht · fluccht · fluchht · fluchtt · flucth · fluhct