Flasche

[ˈflaʃə]

/[ˈflaʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flasche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,186
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiedenem Mater...

Corpus desk

Index DE-flasche · Flasche · German

Flasche · rank #3,186 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,186
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ferner

Nearest frequency peer: ferner (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Flasche”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Flasche” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Flasche vs flash
57% similar
Flasche vs Frische
71% similar
Flasche vs Frösche
71% similar

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

Key facts for Flasche
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlasche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflaʃə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,186
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Flasche” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Flascheliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „ferner“ (#3,185), „Format“ (#3,187), „Erwachsene“ (#3,184). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Flasche (IPA [ˈflaʃə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,186 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flasche, with forms such as "falsche", "fflasche", and "flacshe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "flash", "Frische", "Frösche", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Flasche, spelled F-L-A-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiedenem Material wie Glas, Plastik, Metall, Keramik
  2. 2
    für Versager oder Versagerin
  3. 3
    ein härterer Schlag mit der flachen Hand ins Gesicht; im Singular wird teilweise noch ein „n“ angehängt: die Flasche(n), der Flasche(n), etc.
  4. 4
    Teil eines Flaschenzugs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe heute eine Flasche Rum gekauft.
  2. „Ich setzte die Flasche an und genoß das gute Gefühl.“

Synonyms

BallonPulleBehälterBehältnisBouteilleBuddelFlakonFlüssigkeitsbehälterFlüssigkeitsbehältnisGefäßKaraffeKrukePhiolePulleVerpackungsbehälterVerpackungsbehältnisWeingefäßBlindgängerDünnmannKrückeLoserLuscheNichtskönnerNieteNonvaleurNullNulpePfeifePflaumeSandlerSchlappschwanzVersagerOhrfeigeBackpfeifeMaulschelleSchelleWatscheWatschenFotze

This word in other languages

bottle(English)botella(Español)bouteille(Français)garrafa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falsche
  • fflasche
  • flacshe
  • flascche
  • flasceh
  • flaschhe
  • flashce
  • flassche
  • fllasche
  • flsache
  • lfasche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flasche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

falsche2fflasche1flacshe2flascche1flasceh2flaschhe1flashce2flassche1
Edit distance from "Flasche"

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 "Flasche"?
"Flasche" is spelled F-L-A-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaʃə].
What does "Flasche" mean?
As a noun, "Flasche" means: ein Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiedenem Mater...
What words are commonly confused with "Flasche"?
"Flasche" is commonly confused with "flash", "Frische", "Frösche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flasche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flasche" is [ˈflaʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flasche" come from?
"Flasche" 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 "Flasche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gebeten#3,188Gedanke#3,189Dienste#3,182leichte#3,197

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

beziehen11 variantsBerichte11 variantsSitzung11 variantsspenden11 variants

What to do next

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  • "Flasche" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "flash". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,186 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list