Flamen

[ˈflaːmən]

/[ˈflaːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flamen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,846 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,846
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flame

Corpus desk

Index DE-flamen · Flamen · German

Flamen · rank #52,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,846
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fischarten

Nearest frequency peer: Fischarten (-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 „Flamen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flamen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflaːmən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flamen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fischarten“ (#52,845), „flehte“ (#52,847), „firmiert“ (#52,844). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flamen“ bei #52,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flamen is uncommon German at frequency #52,846 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Flamen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Flamen, spelled F-L-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flame
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Flame
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Flame
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flame
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Flame
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Flame
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Flame

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 "Flamen"?
"Flamen" is spelled F-L-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaːmən].
What does "Flamen" mean?
As a noun, "Flamen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flame
How do you pronounce "Flamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flamen" is [ˈflaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flamen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

flehte#52,847feurig#52,839Fallon#52,832Garaus#52,868

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list