Flachpfeife
German, noun[ˈflaxˌ(p)faɪ̯fə]
Flachpfeife is spelled F-L-A-C-H-P-F-E-I-F-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flachpfeife is a German feminine noun meaning “an idiot, moron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die sich trotz Unkenntnis des Themas in einen Diskurs einmischt”.
What does Flachpfeife mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineinformalan idiot, moron
- 2
derogatoryfeminineinformala vapid windbag, someone who talks about things he does not understand
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die sich trotz Unkenntnis des Themas in einen Diskurs einmischt
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 Flachpfeife
- Flachpfeifen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Flachpfeife?
- [ˈflaxˌ(p)faɪ̯fə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Flachpfeife in German?
Flachpfeife appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).