Fleck

[flɛk]

/[flɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fleck” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,916
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, die verschmutzt (und schlecht^([1])) ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-fleck · Fleck · German

Fleck · rank #7,916 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,916
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feststellung

Nearest frequency peer: Feststellung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fleck“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fleck“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Fleck vs fuck
40% similar
Fleck vs flex
40% similar
Fleck vs fler
40% similar

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

Key facts for Fleck
PropertyValue
HeadwordFleck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flɛk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,916
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fleck“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fleckliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Feststellung“ (#7,915), „fotografieren“ (#7,917), „ewige“ (#7,914). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fleck“ bei #7,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fleck (IPA [flɛk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,916 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fleck, with forms such as "felck", "ffleck", and "flcek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fuck", "flex", "fler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fleck, spelled F-L-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle, die verschmutzt (und schlecht^([1])) ist
  2. 2
    Stelle, die andersfarbig ist
  3. 3
    bestimmter Ort oder Stelle
  4. 4
    zum Verzehr gedachte Streifen aus dem Vormagen von Wiederkäuern
  5. 5
    die Schulnote 5 (nicht genügend)
  6. 6
    ein (rundes oder eckiges) Stück Material, oft auch für Verbesserungen/Reparaturen verwendet, oft auch auf Speisen anwendbar (siehe Wortbildungen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Kleid hat einen Fleck und muss zur Reinigung/gewaschen werden.
  2. „Er konnte die Flecken erkennen, wo der Verputz abgefallen war.“

Synonyms

FleckenKuttelnKuttelfleckenKaldaunenLöserPansenRumenFetzenFünferFünfFlickenFlade

This word in other languages

stain(English)mancha(Español)tache(Français)mancha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • felck
  • ffleck
  • flcek
  • flecck
  • fleckk
  • flekc
  • flleck
  • lfeck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fleck - 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.

felck2ffleck1flcek2flecck1fleckk1flekc2flleck1lfeck2
Edit distance from "Fleck"

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 "Fleck"?
"Fleck" is spelled F-L-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [flɛk].
What does "Fleck" mean?
As a noun, "Fleck" means: Stelle, die verschmutzt (und schlecht^([1])) ist
What words are commonly confused with "Fleck"?
"Fleck" is commonly confused with "fuck", "flex", "fler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fleck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fleck" is [flɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fleck" come from?
"Fleck" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ewige#7,914Guido#7,925dürfe#7,900Hofer#7,932

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Erotik8 variantsheilen8 variantseigens8 variantsherein8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list