Fleisch
[flaɪ̯ʃ]
The verdict
“Fleisch” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,844 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,844
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muskel- und häufig auch Fettgewebe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fleisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [flaɪ̯ʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,844 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fleisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fleisch is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [flaɪ̯ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,844 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fleisch, with forms such as "felisch", "ffleisch", and "fleicsh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "frisch", "Fleischer", "Fleisches", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fleisch, spelled F-L-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Muskel- und häufig auch Fettgewebe
- 2ein aus Fleisch^([1]) von Tieren gewonnenes Nahrungsmittel, entweder als ganzes Stück (zum Beispiel Filet) oder als Mischung verschiedener Fleischsorten und Tierbestandteile (Wurst)
- 3der menschliche Körper
- 4weiche, essbare Teile von Früchten
- 5der freie, unbedruckte Bereich um ein Schriftzeichen
- 6die durch Adams Fall verderbte menschliche Natur
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: felisch,ffleisch,fleicsh,fleiscch,fleischh,fleishc,fleissch,flesich,fliesch,flleisch,lfeisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fleisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Fleisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-L-E-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [flaɪ̯ʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “frisch” - see the side-by-side comparison. Fleisch vs frisch
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.