Flächenland
German, noun/ˈflɛçənˌlant/
Flächenland is spelled F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-L-A-N-D (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flächenland is a German neuter noun meaning “any of the 13 federal states that are not city states” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bundesland in Deutschland, das kein Stadtstaat ist”.
What does Flächenland mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterany of the 13 federal states that are not city states
- 2
neutera state with a very low population density.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bundesland in Deutschland, das kein Stadtstaat ist 2. Staat mit einer sehr geringen Bevölkerungsdichte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Flächenland
- Flächenlandes genitive
- Flächenlands genitive
- Flächenländer plural
- Flächenlande dative singular
- Flächenländern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Flächenland?
- /ˈflɛçənˌlant/
- [ˈflɛçn̩ˌlant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Flächenland in German?
Flächenland appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).