Flur
[fluːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Flur” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,536
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum zwischen Hauseingang und Treppenhaus oder zwischen Haustür und Wohnbereich
Corpus desk
Index DE-flur · Flur · German
Flur · rank #6,536 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,536
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH garantie
Nearest frequency peer: garantie (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Flur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Fahne
Fahne
93,468 corpus weight
- fester
fester
93,467 corpus weight
- Flur
Flur
93,465 corpus weight
- garantie
garantie
93,464 corpus weight
- gegeneinand…
gegeneinander
93,463 corpus weight
- geheime
geheime
93,462 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Flur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fluːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Flur” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Flur (IPA [fluːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,536 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 Flur, with forms such as "fflur", "fllur", and "flru". 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, "für", "for", "fun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Flur, spelled F-L-U-R.
Definition
- 1Raum zwischen Hauseingang und Treppenhaus oder zwischen Haustür und Wohnbereich
- 2langer Gang in öffentlichen Gebäuden, von denen die einzelnen Dienstzimmer abgehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da steht ein Pferd auf'm Flur! – (Schlager)
Die Garderobe ist im Flur.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fflur
- fllur
- flru
- flurr
- fulr
- lfur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Flur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Flur". Here's where to go from here.
- "Flur" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "für". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,536 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.