Flaneur
[flaˈnøːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Flaneur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die flaniert, müßig in belebter, attraktiver Umgebung spazieren geht
Corpus desk
Index DE-flaneur · Flaneur · German
Flaneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flaneur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [flaˈnøːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flaneur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flaneur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaˈnøːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die flaniert, müßig in belebter, attraktiver Umgebung spazieren geht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flaneur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Flaneur, spelled F-L-A-N-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die flaniert, müßig in belebter, attraktiver Umgebung spazieren geht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flaneur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor vielen Jahren erwies sich selbst diese geringe Geschwindigkeit noch als zu hoch für einen abendlichen Flaneur.“
„Widerstand gegen die allgegenwärtige Beschleunigung treibt den Flaneur Franz Hessel, schön langsam zu gehen; zunächst seit 1906 in Paris.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.