Fladen
[ˈflaːdn̩]
The verdict
“Fladen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,588 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,588
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - flacher Gegenstand, entstanden aus einer sich ausbreitenden, zähflüssigen Masse
| 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) |
Where “Fladen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fladen is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflaːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,588 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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Using “Fladen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-L-A-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈflaːdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.