fleckig

[ˈflɛkɪç]

/[ˈflɛkɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“fleckig” is uncommon German (frequency #87,694 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,694
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch mehrere Flecken verschmutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fleckig · fleckig · German

fleckig · rank #87,694 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,694
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiume

Nearest frequency peer: fiume (-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 „fleckig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fleckig
PropertyValue
Headwordfleckig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈflɛkɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,694
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fleckig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fiume“ (#87,693), „Flirts“ (#87,695), „Firmenchefs“ (#87,692). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fleckig“ bei #87,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fleckig is uncommon German at frequency #87,694 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈflɛkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

fleckig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fleckig, spelled F-L-E-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch mehrere Flecken verschmutzt
  2. 2
    mehrere kleine andersfarbige Stellen auf der Oberfläche aufweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Haube war zerknittert, der gestreifte Zitzrock fleckig, die Absätze an den Schuhen waren arg vertreten.“
  2. „Als ihn seine Mutter ins Krankenhaus fuhr, hatte er fleckige Haut und 40 Grad Fieber.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

fleckenlos

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 "fleckig"?
"fleckig" is spelled F-L-E-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɛkɪç].
What does "fleckig" mean?
As an adjective, "fleckig" means: durch mehrere Flecken verschmutzt
How do you pronounce "fleckig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fleckig" is [ˈflɛkɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fleckig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list