flüssigvsflüssigenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,915
“flüssig” frequency rank
#23,517
“flüssigen” frequency rank
36432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flüssig flüssigen
Definition so, dass die Moleküle sich leicht verschieben können (Aggregatzustand zwischen fest und gasförmig) Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flüssig

Where the eye mixes flüssig and flüssigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. flüssig runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against flüssigen's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
flüssig
9 ch
flüssigen

Why the eye confuses flüssig with flüssigen

A purely visual mix-up. flüssig ([ˈflʏsɪç]) and flüssigen ([ˈflʏsɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “flüssig” sits inside “flüssigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flüssig is recorded at frequency rank #12,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏsɪç]. flüssigen is at rank #23,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈflʏsɪɡn̩].

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 36432, this pair ranks #1,615,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of flüssig vs flüssigen

Shared letters: fgilsü. Private to "flüssig": -. Private to "flüssigen": en.

"flüssig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "flüssigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "flüssig" and "flüssigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈflʏsɪç] versus [ˈflʏsɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "flüssig" or "flüssigen"?
"flüssig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,915 in our German list, against #23,517 for "flüssigen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "flüssig" and "flüssigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "flüssig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "flüssigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,615,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flüssig" and "flüssigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flüssigem vs flüssigen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,615,753 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