FlurevsFlutTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,150
“Flure” frequency rank
#10,084
“Flut” frequency rank
58234
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Flure Flut
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flur der (in den meisten Teilen der Welt) zwei Mal tägliche Zeitraum des Wasserauflaufes an den Küsten der Weltmeere

Where the eye mixes Flure and Flut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Flure
4 ch
Flut

Visual trap between Flure and Flut

A purely visual mix-up. Flure ([ˈfluːʁə]) and Flut ([fluːt]) 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 58234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Flure is recorded at frequency rank #48,150, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfluːʁə]. Flut is at rank #10,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fluːt].

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 58234, this pair ranks #870,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Flure vs Flut

Shared letters: flu. Private to "Flure": er. Private to "Flut": t.

"Flure" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Flut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Flurefflure · fllure · flrue · fluer · flurre · fulre · lfure
  • Flutfflut · fllut · fltu · flutt · fult

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Flure" and "Flut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfluːʁə] versus [fluːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Flure" vs "Flut" - which ranks higher?
"Flut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,084 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Flure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Flut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #870,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Flure" and "Flut" 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 #870,648 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