flachlegen

[ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“flachlegen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,793 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,793
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich (kurzzeitig) zum Schlafen niederlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-flachlegen · flachlegen · German

flachlegen · rank #99,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,793
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fingerfertigk…

Nearest frequency peer: Fingerfertigkeit (-2 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 “flachlegen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “flachlegen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flachlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordflachlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “flachlegen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).flachlegenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Fingerfertigkeit“ (#99,791), „Flaum“ (#99,795), „Filmwelt“ (#99,790). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flachlegen is uncommon German at frequency #99,793 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for flachlegen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is flachlegen, spelled F-L-A-C-H-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich (kurzzeitig) zum Schlafen niederlegen
  2. 2
    jemanden zusammenschlagen, jemanden bewusstlos schlagen, jemanden zu Boden strecken
  3. 3
    jemanden dazu bringen, mit der veranlassenden Person zu schlafen, mit ihr Geschlechtsverkehr zu haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich glaub, ich leg mich noch mal flach, bevor wir losfahren.
  2. Nach dem Ausflug war er fix und foxi und musste sich erst mal flachlegen.

Synonyms

hinhauenhinlegenlanglegenzusammenschlagenrumkriegenverführen

Antonyms

aufbleibenaufstehenaufhelfen

This word in other languages

s'allonger(Français)

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 "flachlegen"?
"flachlegen" is spelled F-L-A-C-H-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩].
What does "flachlegen" mean?
As a verb, "flachlegen" means: sich (kurzzeitig) zum Schlafen niederlegen
How do you pronounce "flachlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flachlegen" is [ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flachlegen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list