FlurevsFugeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#48,150
“Flure” frequency rank
#30,065
“Fuge” frequency rank
78215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Flure Fuge
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flur trennende, längliche, unter Umständen auch aufgefüllte Lücke, Spalt zwischen zwei Teilen, zum Beispiel Backsteinen oder Kacheln

Where the eye mixes Flure and Fuge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Flure runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Fuge's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Flure
4 ch
Fuge

Look-alike desk: Flure vs Fuge

A purely visual mix-up. Flure ([ˈfluːʁə]) and Fuge ([ˈfuːɡə]) 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 78215, 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]. Fuge is at rank #30,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfuːɡə].

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 78215, this pair ranks #243,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Flure vs Fuge

Shared letters: efu. Private to "Flure": lr. Private to "Fuge": g.

"Flure" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Fuge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Flure ← fflure · fllure · flrue · fluer · flurre · fulre · lfure
  • Fuge ← ffuge · fgue · fueg · fugge · ufge

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Flure" for "Fuge" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfluːʁə] versus [ˈfuːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Flure" or "Fuge"?
"Fuge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,065 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 "Flure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fuge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Flure" and "Fuge" 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 #243,275 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