Flanke

[ˈflaŋkə]

/[ˈflaŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flanke” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,912
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Seite des Körpers vierbeiniger Säugetiere

Corpus desk

Index DE-flanke · Flanke · German

Flanke · rank #12,912 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,912
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH festgelegten

Nearest frequency peer: festgelegten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Flanke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Flanke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Flanke vs Funke
67% similar
Flanke vs flink
50% similar
Flanke vs France
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Flanke
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlanke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflaŋkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,912
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Flanke“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Flankeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „festgelegten“ (#12,911), „flat“ (#12,913), „Fernen“ (#12,910). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flanke“ bei #12,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Flanke (IPA [ˈflaŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,912 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flanke, with forms such as "falnke", "fflanke", and "flakne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Funke", "flink", "France", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Flanke, spelled F-L-A-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Seite des Körpers vierbeiniger Säugetiere
  2. 2
    Übergang eines Signals zwischen zwei Zuständen
  3. 3
    die äußeren Seiten einer Armee
  4. 4
    die Hereingabe des Balles vom äußeren Bereich des Spielfeldes vor das gegnerische Tor
  5. 5
    Seitenhang eines Berges, Gebirges
  6. 6
    seitlicher Bereich eines Gegenstandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schuss traf in die Flanke.
  2. „Von den Flanken der Pferde steigt Dunst auf.“

This word in other languages

flank(English)flanco(Español)flanc(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falnke
  • fflanke
  • flakne
  • flanek
  • flankke
  • flannke
  • fllanke
  • flnake
  • lfanke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flanke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

falnke2fflanke1flakne2flanek2flankke1flannke1fllanke1flnake2
Edit distance from "Flanke"

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 "Flanke"?
"Flanke" is spelled F-L-A-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaŋkə].
What does "Flanke" mean?
As a noun, "Flanke" means: eine Seite des Körpers vierbeiniger Säugetiere
What words are commonly confused with "Flanke"?
"Flanke" is commonly confused with "Funke", "flink", "France". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flanke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flanke" is [ˈflaŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flanke" come from?
"Flanke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fernen#12,910gejagt#12,921Elsass#12,895chrome#12,886

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list