Flashmob

[ˈflɛʃˌmɔp]

/[ˈflɛʃˌmɔp]/ noun

The verdict

“Flashmob” is uncommon German (frequency #56,118 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,118
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer, scheinbar spontaner Menschenauflauf auf öffentlichen oder halböffentlichen Plätzen, bei dem sich die Teilnehmer persönlich nicht kennen, ungewöhnliche Dinge tun und sich über soziale Netzwe...

Corpus desk

Index DE-flashmob · Flashmob · German

Flashmob · rank #56,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,118
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fertigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Fertigkeit (-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 „Flashmob“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flashmob
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlashmob
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflɛʃˌmɔp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flashmob“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flashmobfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fertigkeit“ (#56,117), „Fleischerei“ (#56,119), „Fertighaus“ (#56,116). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flashmob“ bei #56,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flashmob is uncommon German at frequency #56,118 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɛʃˌmɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flashmob, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Flashmob, spelled F-L-A-S-H-M-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer, scheinbar spontaner Menschenauflauf auf öffentlichen oder halböffentlichen Plätzen, bei dem sich die Teilnehmer persönlich nicht kennen, ungewöhnliche Dinge tun und sich über soziale Netzwerke verabredet haben
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Personen, die an der scheinbar spontanen Zusammenkunft teilnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gestern habe ich einen Flashmob gesehen.
  2. Der Flashmob traf sich am Bahnhof.

This word in other languages

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 "Flashmob"?
"Flashmob" is spelled F-L-A-S-H-M-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɛʃˌmɔp].
What does "Flashmob" mean?
As a noun, "Flashmob" means: kurzer, scheinbar spontaner Menschenauflauf auf öffentlichen oder halböffentlichen Plätzen, bei dem sich die Teilnehmer persönlich nicht kennen, ungewöhnliche Dinge tun und sich über soziale Netzwe...
How do you pronounce "Flashmob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flashmob" is [ˈflɛʃˌmɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flashmob" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list