Flak

[flak]

/[flak]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Flak” is uncommon German (frequency #51,317 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,317
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen dienliche Waffe

Corpus desk

Index DE-flak · Flak · German

Flak · rank #51,317 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,317
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flachs

Nearest frequency peer: Flachs (-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 „Flak“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Flak“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flak
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flak]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,317
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flak“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flakfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flachs“ (#51,316), „Fliegerbombe“ (#51,318), „fisting“ (#51,315). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flak“ bei #51,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flak is uncommon German at frequency #51,317 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen dienliche Waffe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Flak in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Flak, spelled F-L-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen dienliche Waffe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir hatten sehr schnell keine Flak mehr.
  2. „Das sind die Geschosse der Flaks.“

This word in other languages

flak(English)cañón antiaéreo(Español)

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 "Flak"?
"Flak" is spelled F-L-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [flak].
What does "Flak" mean?
As a noun, "Flak" means: zur Abwehr von Luftangriffen dienliche Waffe
How do you pronounce "Flak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flak" is [flak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flak" come from?
"Flak" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

haid#51,383Halm#51,384dire#51,243Hofs#51,418

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list