Fluges

/[ˈfluːɡəs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,013

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

Fluges is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flug Pronounced [ˈfluːɡəs]. Often confused with Fuge and Fluss.

Key facts for Fluges
PropertyValue
HeadwordFluges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfluːɡəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,013
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fluges in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fluges is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfluːɡəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,013 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flug".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fluges, with forms such as "ffluges", "flgues", and "flluges". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Fuge", "Fluss", "fügen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fluges, spelled F-L-U-G-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flug

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffluges,flgues,flluges,fluegs,flugess,flugges,flugse,fulges,lfuges

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fluges

Misspelling Variants of "Fluges"

ffluges7flgues6flluges7fluegs6flugess7flugges7flugse6fulges6
Misspelling Variants of "Fluges"

Frequency rank: #26,013 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fluges"?
"Fluges" is spelled F-L-U-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfluːɡəs].
What does "Fluges" mean?
As a noun, "Fluges" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flug
What words are commonly confused with "Fluges"?
"Fluges" is commonly confused with "Fuge", "Fluss", "fügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fluges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fluges" is [ˈfluːɡəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fluges" come from?
"Fluges" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.