Fleischesser

[ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ]

/[ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fleischesser” is uncommon German (frequency #72,415 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,415
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich von Fleisch ernährt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fleischesser · Fleischesser · German

Fleischesser · rank #72,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,415
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flashen

Nearest frequency peer: flashen (-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 „Fleischesser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fleischesser
PropertyValue
HeadwordFleischesser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fleischesser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fleischesserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „flashen“ (#72,414), „fliegendes“ (#72,416), „flackert“ (#72,413). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fleischesser“ bei #72,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fleischesser is uncommon German at frequency #72,415 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich von Fleisch ernährt".

Fleischesser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fleischesser, spelled F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der sich von Fleisch ernährt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er ist Vegetarier, aber seine Eltern sind brutale Fleischesser.“
  2. „Doch in einem Punkt könnten sich diese Eiszeitmenschen von unseren Vorfahren unterschieden haben: Sie waren möglicherweise doch fast reine Fleischesser.“

Antonyms

Vegetarier

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 "Fleischesser"?
"Fleischesser" is spelled F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ].
What does "Fleischesser" mean?
As a noun, "Fleischesser" means: jemand, der sich von Fleisch ernährt
How do you pronounce "Fleischesser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fleischesser" is [ˈflaɪ̯ʃˌʔɛsɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fleischesser" come from?
"Fleischesser" 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 "Fleischesser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list