flaches

Name: flaches, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈflaxəs]

/[ˈflaxəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“flaches” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,488
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach

Corpus desk

Index DE-flaches · flaches · German

flaches · rank #42,488 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,488
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH Filmchen

Nearest frequency peer: Filmchen (-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.

fighting

57,516
fiktiv

57,515
Filmchen

57,514
flaches

57,513
flores

57,511
Fluchtweg

57,510

What this shows „flaches“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flaches vs Flasche

57% similar

flaches vs fluchen

71% similar

flaches vs Flaschen

63% similar

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

Key facts for flaches
Property	Value
Headword	flaches
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈflaxəs]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#42,488
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „flaches“

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

#42,488

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Filmchen“ (#42,487), „fiktiv“ (#42,486), „flores“ (#42,490). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flaches“ bei #42,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around flaches (IPA [ˈflaxəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,488 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flaches, with forms such as "falches", "fflaches", and "flacches". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Flasche", "fluchen", "Flaschen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is flaches, spelled F-L-A-C-H-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

falches
fflaches
flacches
flacehs
flachess
flachhes
flachse
flahces
flcahes
fllaches
lfaches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "flaches"

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 "flaches"?

"flaches" is spelled F-L-A-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaxəs].

What does "flaches" mean?

As an adjective, "flaches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flach

What words are commonly confused with "flaches"?

"flaches" is commonly confused with "Flasche", "fluchen", "Flaschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "flaches"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flaches" is [ˈflaxəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "flaches" come from?

"flaches" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fassten#42,481 fragend#42,496 gedenke#42,511 Elektra#42,457

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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