FlüchtlingsheimvsFlüchtlingsheimeWhat's the difference?

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“Flüchtlingsheim” and “Flüchtlingsheime” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,301
“Flüchtlingsheim” frequency rank
#41,813
“Flüchtlingsheime” frequency rank
69114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Flüchtlingsheim Flüchtlingsheime
Definition Wohnunterkunft für Flüchtlinge Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Flüchtlingsheim

Where the eye mixes Flüchtlingsheim and Flüchtlingsheime

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. Flüchtlingsheim runs 15 letters (CCVCCCCVCCCCVVC) against Flüchtlingsheime's 16 (CCVCCCCVCCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
Flüchtlingsheim
16 ch
Flüchtlingsheime

Look-alike desk: Flüchtlingsheim vs Flüchtlingsheime

A purely visual mix-up. Flüchtlingsheim ([ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯m]) and Flüchtlingsheime ([ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯mə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Flüchtlingsheim” sits inside “Flüchtlingsheime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Flüchtlingsheim is recorded at frequency rank #27,301, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯m]. Flüchtlingsheime is at rank #41,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯mə].

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 69114, this pair ranks #486,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Flüchtlingsheim vs Flüchtlingsheime

Shared letters: cefghilmnstü. Private to "Flüchtlingsheim": -. Private to "Flüchtlingsheime": -.

"Flüchtlingsheim" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCCCVCCCCVVC  ·  "Flüchtlingsheime" · 16 letters · shape CCVCCCCVCCCCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Flüchtlingsheim" and "Flüchtlingsheime" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯m] versus [ˈflʏçtlɪŋsˌhaɪ̯mə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Flüchtlingsheim" vs "Flüchtlingsheime" - which ranks higher?
"Flüchtlingsheim" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,301 in our German list, against #41,813 for "Flüchtlingsheime". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Flüchtlingsheim" and "Flüchtlingsheime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Flüchtlingsheim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Flüchtlingsheime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #486,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #486,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list