FlussesvsfussesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Flusses is a noun, fusses is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Flusses” is a noun and “fusses” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,824
“Flusses” frequency rank
#33,054
“fusses” frequency rank
46878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Flusses fusses
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fluss 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fuss

Letter map: Flusses vs fusses

Shared letters muted; letters that set Flusses and fusses apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Flusses runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against fusses's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Flusses
6 ch
fusses

Grammar separator: Flusses vs fusses

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Flusses is anoun and fussesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46878, 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]. fusses is at rank #33,054, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 46878, this pair ranks #1,303,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Flusses vs fusses

Shared letters: efsu. Private to "Flusses": l. Private to "fusses": -.

"Flusses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "fusses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Flussesfflusses · fllusses · flsuses · fluses · flusess · flussess · flussse · flußes
  • fussesffusses · fsuses · fusess · fussess · fussse · fußes · ufsses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Flusses" for "fusses" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Flusses" is a noun and "fusses" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Flusses" or "fusses"?
"Flusses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,824 in our German list, against #33,054 for "fusses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Flusses" and "fusses".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Flusses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fusses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,303,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Flusses" and "fusses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusses vs puzzles". 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 #1,303,828 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