FlugesvsFlureConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,013
“Fluges” frequency rank
#48,150
“Flure” frequency rank
74163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fluges Flure
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flug Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flur

Where the eye mixes Fluges and Flure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Fluges
5 ch
Flure

Look-alike desk: Fluges vs Flure

A purely visual mix-up. Fluges ([ˈfluːɡəs]) and Flure ([ˈfluːʁə]) 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 74163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fluges is recorded at frequency rank #26,013, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfluːɡəs]. Flure is at rank #48,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfluːʁə].

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 74163, this pair ranks #340,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Fluges vs Flure

Shared letters: eflu. Private to "Fluges": gs. Private to "Flure": r.

"Fluges" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Flure" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Flugesffluges · flgues · flluges · fluegs · flugess · flugges · flugse · fulges
  • Flurefflure · fllure · flrue · fluer · flurre · fulre · lfure

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Fluges" for "Flure" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfluːɡəs] versus [ˈfluːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Fluges" or "Flure"?
"Fluges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,013 in our German list, against #48,150 for "Flure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Fluges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Flure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #340,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fluges" and "Flure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flügge vs Flure". 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 #340,754 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