Which to use
“Flucht” and “Fuchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,392
- “Flucht” frequency rank
- #4,704
- “Fuchs” frequency rank
- 7096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flucht | Fuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rasches Entfliehen von einer Sache, die Gefahr oder Unglück verheißt | Vertreter einer Gruppe von bestimmten kurzbeinigen Arten der Familie der Hunde (Canidae) |
Where the eye mixes Flucht and Fuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Flucht vs Fuchs
A purely visual mix-up. Flucht ([flʊxt]) and Fuchs ([fʊks]) 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 7096, 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]. Fuchs is at rank #4,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊks].
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 7096, this pair ranks #1,989,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Flucht vs Fuchs
Shared letters: cfhu. Private to "Flucht": lt. Private to "Fuchs": s.
"Flucht" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "Fuchs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flucht" for "Fuchs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Flucht" vs "Fuchs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Flucht" and "Fuchs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fuchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flucht" and "Fuchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fleht vs Flucht". 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 #1,989,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.