Which to use
“Flyer” is a noun and “flyers” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,365
- “Flyer” frequency rank
- #42,493
- “flyers” frequency rank
- 51858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Flyer | flyers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Papierblatt mit Informationen (wie zum Beispiel einer Werbebotschaft), das verteilt wird | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flyer |
Letter map: Flyer vs flyers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Flyer and flyers apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for Flyer / flyers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Flyer is anoun and flyersaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Flyer” sits inside “flyers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Flyer is recorded at frequency rank #9,365, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaɪ̯ɐ]. flyers is at rank #42,493, 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 51858, this pair ranks #1,119,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Flyer vs flyers
Shared letters: eflry. Private to "Flyer": -. Private to "flyers": s.
"Flyer" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "flyers" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Flyer" and "flyers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Flyer" or "flyers"?
What to do next
Pair "Flyer" vs "flyers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Flyer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flyers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,119,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Flyer" and "flyers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flyers 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 #1,119,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.