flachbrüstig

[ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç]

/[ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“flachbrüstig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Brust habend, die sich kaum nach vorn wölbt

Corpus desk

Index DE-flachbrustig · flachbrüstig · German

flachbrüstig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for flachbrüstig
PropertyValue
Headwordflachbrüstig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flachbrüstig“ im Deutschen

flachbrüstigschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flachbrüstig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Brust habend, die sich kaum nach vorn wölbt".

No misspelling variants are generated for flachbrüstig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is flachbrüstig, spelled F-L-A-C-H-B-R-Ü-S-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Brust habend, die sich kaum nach vorn wölbt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bisweilen tauchen sie in der Leichtathletik auf, Frauen, die wie Männer aussehen, die besonders muskulös sind, flachbrüstig, mit tiefer Stimme sprechen und auch vom Habitus her besonders maskulin wirken.“
  2. „Der Mann ist radikal, ein Aufsteiger aus dem Kleinbürgertum, kränklich, flachbrüstig, ein Genie.“

Antonyms

vollbrüstigvollbusig

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flachbrüstig"?
"flachbrüstig" is spelled F-L-A-C-H-B-R-Ü-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç].
What does "flachbrüstig" mean?
As an adjective, "flachbrüstig" means: eine Brust habend, die sich kaum nach vorn wölbt
How do you pronounce "flachbrüstig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flachbrüstig" is [ˈflaxˌbʁʏstɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flachbrüstig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list