Flattermann
German, noun/ˈflatɐˌman/
Flattermann is spelled F-L-A-T-T-E-R-M-A-N-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flattermann is a German masculine noun meaning “nervous person, nervous wreck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gebratenes Hähnchen”.
What does Flattermann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenervous person, nervous wreck
- 2
colloquialmasculineinner restlessness, nervousness
einen Flattermann haben
- 3
colloquialmasculineroast chicken
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gebratenes Hähnchen 2. Person, die nervös oder unruhig ist 3. nervöse innere Gefühlsregung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Flattermann
- Flattermannes genitive
- Flattermanns genitive
- Flattermänner plural
- Flattermanne dative singular
- Flattermännern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Flattermann?
- /ˈflatɐˌman/
- [ˈflatɐˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Flattermann in German?
Flattermann appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).