Which to use
“fluten” and “füllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,910
- “fluten” frequency rank
- #32,541
- “füllten” frequency rank
- 52451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fluten | füllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in großer Menge strömen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes fluten and füllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fluten and füllten
A purely visual mix-up. fluten ([ˈfluːtn̩]) and füllten ([ˈfʏltn̩]) 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 52451, 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]. füllten is at rank #32,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʏltn̩].
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 52451, this pair ranks #1,096,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fluten vs füllten
Shared letters: eflnt. Private to "fluten": u. Private to "füllten": ü.
"fluten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "füllten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fluten ← ffluten · flluten · fltuen · fluetn · flutenn · flutne · flutten · fulten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fluten" and "füllten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fluten" vs "füllten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "füllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,096,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fluten" and "füllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fügten vs füllten". 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 #1,096,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.