flyingvsresultsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,936
“flying” frequency rank
#32,236
“results” frequency rank
56172
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flying results
Definition Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fly 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result

Letter map: flying vs results

Shared letters muted; letters that set flying and results apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. flying runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against results's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
flying
7 ch
results

Corpus notes: flying and results

flying and results are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flying is recorded at frequency rank #23,936, classified as averb, pronounced […]. results is at rank #32,236, 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 56172, this pair ranks #950,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of flying vs results

Shared letters: l. Private to "flying": fginy. Private to "results": erstu.

"flying" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flying ← fflying · fliyng · fllying · flyign · flyingg · flyinng · flynig · flyying
  • results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "flying" for "results" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "flying" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
"flying" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,936 in our German list, against #32,236 for "results". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "flying" vs "results" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "flying" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #950,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flying" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #950,603 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