Which to use
“Flusses” is a noun and “flüssiges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,824
- “Flusses” frequency rank
- #33,047
- “flüssiges” frequency rank
- 46871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flusses | flüssiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fluss | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flüssig |
Where the eye mixes Flusses and flüssiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Flusses runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against flüssiges's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Flusses and flüssiges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Flusses is [ˈflʊsəs] while flüssiges is [ˈflʏsɪɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flusses is recorded at frequency rank #13,824, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflʊsəs]. flüssiges is at rank #33,047, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏsɪɡəs].
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 46871, this pair ranks #1,304,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flusses vs flüssiges
Shared letters: efls. Private to "Flusses": u. Private to "flüssiges": giü.
"Flusses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "flüssiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Flusses ← fflusses · fllusses · flsuses · fluses · flusess · flussess · flussse · flußes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Flusses" for "flüssiges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Flusses" or "flüssiges"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flusses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flüssiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,304,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flusses" and "flüssiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flüssigem vs flüssiges". 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 #1,304,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.