flutenvsfülltenWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
fluten
7 ch
füllten

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

  • flutenffluten · flluten · fltuen · fluetn · flutenn · flutne · flutten · fulten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fluten" and "füllten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfluːtn̩] versus [ˈfʏltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fluten" vs "füllten" - which ranks higher?
"fluten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,910 in our German list, against #32,541 for "füllten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list