Flaschenhals

/[ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#58,774

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Flaschenhals is aGermannoun. It means: oberer, dünnerer Teil einer Flasche, an dessen Ende sich (normalerweise) die Öffnung befindet Pronounced [ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals].

Key facts for Flaschenhals
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlaschenhals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Flaschenhals in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Flaschenhals is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,774 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Flaschenhals in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Flaschenhals, spelled F-L-A-S-C-H-E-N-H-A-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    oberer, dünnerer Teil einer Flasche, an dessen Ende sich (normalerweise) die Öffnung befindet
  2. 2
    Teil eines Systems, das wegen seiner geringeren Kapazität das Gesamtsystem verlangsamt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #58,774 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Flaschenhals"?
"Flaschenhals" is spelled F-L-A-S-C-H-E-N-H-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals].
What does "Flaschenhals" mean?
As a noun, "Flaschenhals" means: oberer, dünnerer Teil einer Flasche, an dessen Ende sich (normalerweise) die Öffnung befindet
How do you pronounce "Flaschenhals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flaschenhals" is [ˈflaʃn̩ˌhals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flaschenhals" come from?
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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.