flachlegen
German, verb[ˈflaχˌleːɡn̩]
flachlegen is spelled F-L-A-C-H-L-E-G-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flachlegen is a German verb meaning “to nap, to lay down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich (kurzzeitig) zum Schlafen niederlegen”.
What does flachlegen mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto nap, to lay down
- 2
informalto put in
- 3
vulgarto bang, lay, have sex with
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich (kurzzeitig) zum Schlafen niederlegen 2. jemanden zusammenschlagen, jemanden bewusstlos schlagen, jemanden zu Boden strecken 3. jemanden dazu bringen, mit der veranlassenden Person zu schlafen, mit ihr Geschlechtsverkehr zu haben
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 flachlegen
- legt flach present singular third-person
- legte flach past
- flachgelegt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- flachlegend participle present
- flachzulegen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lege flach first-person indicative present
- legen flach first-person indicative plural
- legst flach indicative present second-person
- legest flach second-person singular subjunctive
- leget flach plural second-person subjunctive
- legten flach first-person indicative plural
- legtest flach indicative preterite second-person
- legtet flach indicative plural preterite
- leg flach! imperative singular
- legt flach! imperative plural
- flachgelegt haben active infinitive perfect
- flachgelegt werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flachlegen?
- [ˈflaχˌleːɡn̩]
- [ˈflaχˌleːɡŋ̩]
- [ˈflaxˌleːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to flachlegen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is flachlegen in German?
flachlegen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).