Flaum

[flaʊ̯m]

/[flaʊ̯m]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flaum” is uncommon German (frequency #99,795 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,795
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der unter den Kontur- oder Deckfedern liegenden Daunen bei Vogeltieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-flaum · Flaum · German

Flaum · rank #99,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,795
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluche

Nearest frequency peer: fluche (+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 “Flaum”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Flaum” 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
Key facts for Flaum
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlaum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flaʊ̯m]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Flaum” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flaumliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „fluche“ (#99,796), „flachlegen“ (#99,793), „Fluchtpunkt“ (#99,797). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flaum is uncommon German at frequency #99,795 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flaum, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Flaum, spelled F-L-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der unter den Kontur- oder Deckfedern liegenden Daunen bei Vogeltieren
  2. 2
    zarter Haarwuchs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die starken Oberfedern wurden ausgerupft, so dass nur der weiche Flaum stehen blieb.“
  2. Als er 14 Jahre wurde, rasierte er sich den Flaum über der Oberlippe ab.

This word in other languages

fluff(English)bozo(Español)duvet(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 "Flaum"?
"Flaum" is spelled F-L-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [flaʊ̯m].
What does "Flaum" mean?
As a noun, "Flaum" means: Gesamtheit der unter den Kontur- oder Deckfedern liegenden Daunen bei Vogeltieren
How do you pronounce "Flaum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flaum" is [flaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flaum" come from?
"Flaum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faste#99,768Geeks#99,846Ebers#99,689Crocs#99,642

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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