Which to use
“Flur” is a noun and “für” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,536
- “Flur” frequency rank
- #16
- “für” frequency rank
- 6552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flur | für |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Raum zwischen Hauseingang und Treppenhaus oder zwischen Haustür und Wohnbereich | etwas oder jemand ist an etwas jemanden gerichtet, bestimmt, zugeordnet |
Where the eye mixes Flur and für
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Flur and für
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flur is [fluːɐ̯] while für is [fyːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6552, 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]. für is at rank #16, tagged as aprep, pronounced [fyːɐ̯].
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 6552, this pair ranks #1,991,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Flur vs für
Shared letters: fr. Private to "Flur": lu. Private to "für": ü.
"Flur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "für" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flur ← fflur · fllur · flru · flurr · fulr · lfur
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flur" for "für" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Flur" or "für" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Flur" and "für" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "für" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flur" and "für" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flur 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 #1,991,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.