Flexem

[flɛˈkseːm]

/[flɛˈkseːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Flexem” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grammatisches Morphem, das als Flexionsendung in Deklination, Konjugation oder Komparation dient.

Corpus desk

Index DE-flexem · Flexem · German

Flexem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for Flexem
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlexem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flɛˈkseːm]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flexem“ im Deutschen

Flexemliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flexem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [flɛˈkseːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grammatisches Morphem, das als Flexionsendung in Deklination, Konjugation oder Komparation dient.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Flexem in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Flexem, spelled F-L-E-X-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    grammatisches Morphem, das als Flexionsendung in Deklination, Konjugation oder Komparation dient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „-st“ ist ein häufig verwendetes Flexem für die 2. Person Singular von Verben.
  2. Gross unterscheidet die gebundenen Morpheme in Flexeme und Derivateme.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Flexem"?
"Flexem" is spelled F-L-E-X-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [flɛˈkseːm].
What does "Flexem" mean?
As a noun, "Flexem" means: grammatisches Morphem, das als Flexionsendung in Deklination, Konjugation oder Komparation dient.
How do you pronounce "Flexem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flexem" is [flɛˈkseːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flexem" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list