Flankenangriff
[ˈflaŋkn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]
The verdict
“Flankenangriff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angriff von der Flanke
Corpus desk
Index DE-flankenangriff · Flankenangriff · German
Flankenangriff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Flankenangriff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflaŋkn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flankenangriff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flankenangriff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflaŋkn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angriff von der Flanke".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flankenangriff, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Flankenangriff, spelled F-L-A-N-K-E-N-A-N-G-R-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Angriff von der Flanke
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Flankenangriff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Reiter trieben dann mit wiederholten Flankenangriffen das Heer des Sultans auf die Kanonen zu.“
Synonyms
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.