Flüssen

[ˈflʏsn̩]

/[ˈflʏsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flüssen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,244
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fluss

Corpus desk

Index DE-flussen · Flüssen · German

Flüssen · rank #18,244 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,244
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flüchtete

Nearest frequency peer: flüchtete (-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 „Flüssen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Flüssen“ 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).

Flüssen vs fusse
43% similar
Flüssen vs Füssen
86% similar
Flüssen vs fluten
43% similar

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

Key facts for Flüssen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlüssen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflʏsn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,244
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Flüssen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Flüssenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „flüchtete“ (#18,243), „Formeln“ (#18,245), „fingen“ (#18,242). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flüssen“ bei #18,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Flüssen (IPA [ˈflʏsn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,244 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fluss".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flüssen, with forms such as "fflüssen", "fllüssen", and "flsüsen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "fusse", "Füssen", "fluten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Flüssen, spelled F-L-Ü-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fluss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflüssen
  • fllüssen
  • flsüsen
  • flüsen
  • flüsesn
  • flüssenn
  • flüssne
  • flüßen
  • fülssen
  • lfüssen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fflüssen1fllüssen1flsüsen2flüsen1flüsesn2flüssenn1flüssne2flüßen2
Edit distance from "Flüssen"

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 "Flüssen"?
"Flüssen" is spelled F-L-Ü-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflʏsn̩].
What does "Flüssen" mean?
As a noun, "Flüssen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fluss
What words are commonly confused with "Flüssen"?
"Flüssen" is commonly confused with "fusse", "Füssen", "fluten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flüssen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flüssen" is [ˈflʏsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flüssen" come from?
"Flüssen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Formeln#18,245gebaute#18,253geimpft#18,258geküsst#18,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Euphorie10 variantsernannte10 variantsGenesis10 variantsGewürze10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list