Which to use
“geflogen” is a verb and “Geflügel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,487
- “geflogen” frequency rank
- #20,590
- “Geflügel” frequency rank
- 26077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geflogen | Geflügel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fliegen | Vögel als landwirtschaftliche Nutztiere und als Haustiere |
Where the eye mixes geflogen and Geflügel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geflogen and Geflügel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses geflogen with Geflügel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geflogen is [ɡəˈfloːɡn̩] while Geflügel is [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geflogen is recorded at frequency rank #5,487, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfloːɡn̩]. Geflügel is at rank #20,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩].
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 26077, this pair ranks #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geflogen vs Geflügel
Shared letters: efgl. Private to "geflogen": no. Private to "Geflügel": ü.
"geflogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Geflügel" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geflogen ← egflogen · gefflogen · geflgoen · gefllogen · gefloegn · geflogenn · gefloggen · geflogne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geflogen" and "Geflügel" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "geflogen" vs "Geflügel" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geflogen" and "Geflügel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geflogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geflügel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geflogen" and "Geflügel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geflügel vs geflutet". 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 #1,823,511 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.