Flug

[fluːk]

/[fluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flug” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,649
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fortbewegung eines Körpers durch die Luft, hauptsächlich durch Ausnutzung der Gesetze der Aerodynamik

Corpus desk

Index DE-flug · Flug · German

Flug · rank #2,649 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,649
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feuerwehr

Nearest frequency peer: Feuerwehr (-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 „Flug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Flug“ 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).

Flug vs für
0% similar
Flug vs fun
25% similar
Flug vs fly
25% similar

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

Key facts for Flug
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fluːk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,649
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Flug“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flugliegt 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: „Feuerwehr“ (#2,648), „folgte“ (#2,650), „Fakten“ (#2,647). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flug“ bei #2,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Flug (IPA [fluːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,649 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flug, with forms such as "fflug", "flgu", and "fllug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "für", "fun", "fly", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Flug, spelled F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fortbewegung eines Körpers durch die Luft, hauptsächlich durch Ausnutzung der Gesetze der Aerodynamik
  2. 2
    Reise mit dem Flugzeug oder (übertragen) auch mit einem anderen Fortbewegungsmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich werde wieder Deltafliegen gehen, weil ich konnte meinen ersten Flug nicht geniessen, kommentierte der Amerikaner, nicht ohne Galgenhumor.“
  2. „Im Flugsport kann sich z.B. eine Ordalsituation andeuten, wenn ein Pilot auf seinen Gerät- und Startcheck verzichtet, wenn ein Paragleiter bei Föhn oder aufziehender Gewitterfront einen Flug wagt, wenn ein Drachenflieger in ein Wolkenfenster startet, […].“

Synonyms

FlugreiseSternenreise

This word in other languages

flight(English)vuelo(Español)vol(Français)vôo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflug
  • flgu
  • fllug
  • flugg
  • fulg
  • lfug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flug - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fflug1flgu2fllug1flugg1fulg2lfug2
Edit distance from "Flug"

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 "Flug"?
"Flug" is spelled F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fluːk].
What does "Flug" mean?
As a noun, "Flug" means: Fortbewegung eines Körpers durch die Luft, hauptsächlich durch Ausnutzung der Gesetze der Aerodynamik
What words are commonly confused with "Flug"?
"Flug" is commonly confused with "für", "fun", "fly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flug" is [fluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flug" come from?
"Flug" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

galt#2,652Blog#2,641Wild#2,629Shop#2,614

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

lagen6 variantsTiefe6 variantsKern6 variantsdenk6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list