Flanell

[flaˈnɛl]

/[flaˈnɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flanell” is uncommon German (frequency #92,899 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,899
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein weicher, beidseitig aufgerauter Stoff aus Wolle oder Baumwolle

Corpus desk

Index DE-flanell · Flanell · German

Flanell · rank #92,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,899
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH firmieren

Nearest frequency peer: firmieren (-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 „Flanell“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flanell
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlanell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flaˈnɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flanell“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Flanellfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „firmieren“ (#92,898), „fliehe“ (#92,900), „fingierte“ (#92,897). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flanell“ bei #92,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flanell is uncommon German at frequency #92,899 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaˈnɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein weicher, beidseitig aufgerauter Stoff aus Wolle oder Baumwolle".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Flanell, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Flanell, spelled F-L-A-N-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein weicher, beidseitig aufgerauter Stoff aus Wolle oder Baumwolle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr Ehemann trug am liebsten Hosen und Anzüge aus Flanell.
  2. Aus Baumwolle gewebter Flanell wird als Biber bezeichnet.

This word in other languages

flannel(English)flanelle(Français)

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 "Flanell"?
"Flanell" is spelled F-L-A-N-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [flaˈnɛl].
What does "Flanell" mean?
As a noun, "Flanell" means: ein weicher, beidseitig aufgerauter Stoff aus Wolle oder Baumwolle
How do you pronounce "Flanell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flanell" is [flaˈnɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flanell" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fotogen#92,908feudale#92,889Faszien#92,880Frevler#92,919

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list