Fluch

[fluːx]

/[fluːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fluch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,192
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (im Zorn) gesagte Verwünschung

Corpus desk

Index DE-fluch · Fluch · German

Fluch · rank #9,192 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,192
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flüchten

Nearest frequency peer: flüchten (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fluch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fluch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fluch vs früh
20% similar
Fluch vs Flug
60% similar
Fluch vs fuck
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fluch
PropertyValue
HeadwordFluch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fluːx]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,192
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fluch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fluchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „flüchten“ (#9,193), „fischen“ (#9,190), „formation“ (#9,194). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fluch“ bei #9,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fluch (IPA [fluːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,192 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(im Zorn) gesagte Verwünschung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fluch, with forms such as "ffluch", "flcuh", and "flluch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "früh", "Flug", "fuck", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fluch, spelled F-L-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (im Zorn) gesagte Verwünschung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fluch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Sache liegt von Anfang an ein Fluch.
  2. „Generell aber hat der persönlich beleidigende Fluch die Oberhand über das Verfluchen gewonnen.“

Synonyms

FluchwortKraftausdruckKraftspruchKraftwortVerfluchungVerwünschungMalediktionExsekrationVerhängnisUnheilUnsegenVerderben

Antonyms

Segen

This word in other languages

curse(English)maldición(Español)malédiction(Français)maldição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffluch
  • flcuh
  • flluch
  • flucch
  • fluchh
  • fluhc
  • fulch
  • lfuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fluch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffluch1flcuh2flluch1flucch1fluchh1fluhc2fulch2lfuch2
Edit distance from "Fluch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fluch"?
"Fluch" is spelled F-L-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fluːx].
What does "Fluch" mean?
As a noun, "Fluch" means: (im Zorn) gesagte Verwünschung
What words are commonly confused with "Fluch"?
"Fluch" is commonly confused with "früh", "Flug", "fuck". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fluch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fluch" is [fluːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fluch" come from?
"Fluch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fluch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fände#9,197fügte#9,198Erika#9,185Gehör#9,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

erbaut8 variantsgeiler8 variantsGewebe8 variantsdrang8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list