Which to use
“Flur” and “Flure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,536
- “Flur” frequency rank
- #48,150
- “Flure” frequency rank
- 54686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flur | Flure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raum zwischen Hauseingang und Treppenhaus oder zwischen Haustür und Wohnbereich | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flur |
Where the eye mixes Flur and Flure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Flur vs Flure
A purely visual mix-up. Flur ([fluːɐ̯]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Flur” sits inside “Flure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flur is recorded at frequency rank #6,536, classified as anoun, pronounced [fluːɐ̯]. 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 54686, this pair ranks #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flur vs Flure
Shared letters: flru. Private to "Flur": -. Private to "Flure": e.
"Flur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Flure" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Flur" and "Flure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Flur" vs "Flure" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flur" 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 #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flur" 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 #1,009,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.