Fladen
[ˈflaːdn̩]
The verdict
“Fladen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,588 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,588
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flacher Gegenstand, entstanden aus einer sich ausbreitenden, zähflüssigen Masse
Corpus desk
Index DE-fladen · Fladen · German
Fladen · rank #91,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,588
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Flachbildfern…
Nearest frequency peer: Flachbildfernseher (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fladen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- fino
fino
8,416 corpus weight
- Fischerboote
Fischerboote
8,415 corpus weight
- Flachbildfe…
Flachbildfernseher
8,414 corpus weight
- Fladen
Fladen
8,413 corpus weight
- flau
flau
8,412 corpus weight
- florierende
florierende
8,411 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fladen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fladen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflaːdn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,588 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fladen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fladen is uncommon German at frequency #91,588 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Fladen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fladen, spelled F-L-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1flacher Gegenstand, entstanden aus einer sich ausbreitenden, zähflüssigen Masse
- 2flaches, brotartiges Gebäck, regional Pfannkuchen; auch Kurzform für Fladenbrot
- 3Kurzbezeichnung für Kuhfladen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fladen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Schwefel dort war von besserer Qualität als anderswo, weil er in dicken Fladen auf der Lava liegt.“
„Die verschiedenen Sorten von Fladen werden aus Mehl, Salz und Wasser geknetet, in kleinere oder größere Formen geteilt und so gebacken, daß sie tunlichst in einem Stück bleiben.“
This word in other languages
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.
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