Flachs

[flaks]

/[flaks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flachs” is uncommon German (frequency #51,316 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,316
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der gemeine Lein, eine Faserpflanze

Corpus desk

Index DE-flachs · Flachs · German

Flachs · rank #51,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,316
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fisting

Nearest frequency peer: fisting (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Flachs”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Flachs” 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 Flachs
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlachs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flaks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Flachs” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flachsliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „fisting“ (#51,315), „Flak“ (#51,317), „fir“ (#51,314). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flachs is uncommon German at frequency #51,316 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Flachs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Flachs, spelled F-L-A-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der gemeine Lein, eine Faserpflanze
  2. 2
    die Fasern des gemeinen Leines, die unter anderem zur Herstellung von Leinen genutzt wird
  3. 3
    Scherz, lustiger Spaß, Unfug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Flachs wird heute immer seltener angebaut.
  2. „Der Flachs hat ein paar blaue Blüten.“

Synonyms

LeinFlachsfaserLeinLeinfaserBlödeleiScherzSpaßUlkUnsinn

Antonyms

JuteHanfBaumwolle

This word in other languages

flax(English)lino(Español)lin cultivé(Français)brincadeira(Português)

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 "Flachs"?
"Flachs" is spelled F-L-A-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [flaks].
What does "Flachs" mean?
As a noun, "Flachs" means: der gemeine Lein, eine Faserpflanze
How do you pronounce "Flachs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flachs" is [flaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flachs" come from?
"Flachs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figure#51,310gedenk#51,337Gemüte#51,346gerast#51,350

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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