FlaK
German, noun
FlaK is spelled F-L-A-K (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). FlaK is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Flak, itself an abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Flak is a different word: “abbreviation of Flugabwehrkanone or Fliegerabwehrkanone”.
What does FlaK mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of Flak, itself an abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone
noun
- 1
feminineabbreviation of Flugabwehrkanone or Fliegerabwehrkanone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen dienliche Waffe
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 FlaK
- FlaKs plural
- Flaks plural
- FlaK alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is FlaK in German?
FlaK appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).