flankieren

[flaŋˈkiːʁən]

/[flaŋˈkiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“flankieren” is uncommon German (frequency #75,637 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,637
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechts und links zur Seite stehen oder begleiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-flankieren · flankieren · German

flankieren · rank #75,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,637
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flauschigen

Nearest frequency peer: flauschigen (+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 „flankieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flankieren
PropertyValue
Headwordflankieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[flaŋˈkiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flankieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „flauschigen“ (#75,638), „Firmenzentrale“ (#75,635), „flehe“ (#75,639). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flankieren“ bei #75,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flankieren is uncommon German at frequency #75,637 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [flaŋˈkiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

flankieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is flankieren, spelled F-L-A-N-K-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechts und links zur Seite stehen oder begleiten
  2. 2
    schützend begleiten
  3. 3
    einen Läufer auf eine spezielle Art auf dem Königs- oder Damenflügel positionieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Gefangene wird von Wächtern flankiert.
  2. „Neben diesem Kirchhof samt Kirche setzt sich dann die von Kloster Wutz her heranführende Kastanienallee noch eine kleine Strecke weiter fort, bis sie vor einer über einen sumpfigen Graben sich hinziehenden und von zwei riesigen Findlingsblöcken flankierten Bohlenbrücke Halt macht.“

Synonyms

fianchettieren

This word in other languages

flank(English)accoler(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 "flankieren"?
"flankieren" is spelled F-L-A-N-K-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [flaŋˈkiːʁən].
What does "flankieren" mean?
As a verb, "flankieren" means: rechts und links zur Seite stehen oder begleiten
How do you pronounce "flankieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flankieren" is [flaŋˈkiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flankieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

festsitzen#75,630Fernsehers#75,628Frontlinie#75,661Förderband#75,664

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list