Flames

[flɛɪ̯ms]

/[flɛɪ̯ms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flames” is uncommon German (frequency #50,469 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,469
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-flames · Flames · German

Flames · rank #50,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,469
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fischern

Nearest frequency peer: Fischern (-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 „Flames“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flames
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlames
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flɛɪ̯ms]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flames“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fischern“ (#50,468), „Flecke“ (#50,470), „fleur“ (#50,471). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flames“ bei #50,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flames is uncommon German at frequency #50,469 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flɛɪ̯ms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Flames in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Flames, spelled F-L-A-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flame
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flame
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Flame
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Flame
  5. 5
    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 "Flames"?
"Flames" is spelled F-L-A-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [flɛɪ̯ms].
What does "Flames" mean?
As a noun, "Flames" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Flame
How do you pronounce "Flames"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flames" is [flɛɪ̯ms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flames" come from?
"Flames" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Flecke#50,470failed#50,448Gehabe#50,499Gestüt#50,514

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list