Which to use
“fluten” and “fügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,910
- “fluten” frequency rank
- #45,292
- “fügten” frequency rank
- 65202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fluten | fügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in großer Menge strömen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fügen |
Where the eye mixes fluten and fügten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fluten (CCVCVC) and fügten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fluten vs fügten
A purely visual mix-up. fluten ([ˈfluːtn̩]) and fügten ([ˈfyːktn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fluten is recorded at frequency rank #19,910, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfluːtn̩]. fügten is at rank #45,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːktn̩].
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 65202, this pair ranks #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fluten vs fügten
Shared letters: efnt. Private to "fluten": lu. Private to "fügten": gü.
"fluten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "fügten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fluten ← ffluten · flluten · fltuen · fluetn · flutenn · flutne · flutten · fulten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fluten" for "fügten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fluten" vs "fügten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fluten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fügten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fluten" and "fügten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fegen vs fügten". 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 #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.