Which to use
“flüchtig” and “flüchtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,600
- “flüchtig” frequency rank
- #17,578
- “flüchtigen” frequency rank
- 39178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flüchtig | flüchtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf der Flucht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flüchtig |
Where the eye mixes flüchtig and flüchtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. flüchtig runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against flüchtigen's 10 (CCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between flüchtig and flüchtigen
A purely visual mix-up. flüchtig ([ˈflʏçtɪç]) and flüchtigen ([ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “flüchtig” sits inside “flüchtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flüchtig is recorded at frequency rank #21,600, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏçtɪç]. flüchtigen is at rank #17,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏçtɪɡn̩].
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 39178, this pair ranks #1,543,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flüchtig vs flüchtigen
Shared letters: cfghiltü. Private to "flüchtig": -. Private to "flüchtigen": en.
"flüchtig" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "flüchtigen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flüchtig" for "flüchtigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flüchtig" vs "flüchtigen" - 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 "flüchtig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flüchtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,543,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flüchtig" and "flüchtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flüchtig vs flüchtiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,543,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.