Fleiß
[flaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Fleiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eifriges und unermüdliches Bemühen, ein gestecktes Ziel zu erreichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-flei · Fleiß · German
Fleiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fleiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [flaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fleiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fleiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eifriges und unermüdliches Bemühen, ein gestecktes Ziel zu erreichen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fleiß in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fleiß, spelled F-L-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1eifriges und unermüdliches Bemühen, ein gestecktes Ziel zu erreichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fleiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit viel Fleiß säuberte er das gesamte verwahrloste Grundstück von Müll und Unkraut.
Viele ihrer guten Leistungen in der Schule verdankt deine Schwester ihrem Fleiß.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.