flexible

[flɛˈksiːblə]

/[flɛˈksiːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“flexible” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,422
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel

Corpus desk

Index DE-flexible · flexible · German

flexible · rank #16,422 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,422
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flughafens

Nearest frequency peer: Flughafens (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „flexible“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „flexible“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flexible vs flexibler
89% similar
flexible vs flexiblen
89% similar
flexible vs flexibel
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flexible
PropertyValue
Headwordflexible
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[flɛˈksiːblə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,422
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „flexible“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.flexibleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Flughafens“ (#16,423), „fight“ (#16,420), „flügeln“ (#16,424). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flexible“ bei #16,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around flexible (IPA [flɛˈksiːblə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,422 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flexible, with forms such as "felxible", "fflexible", and "fleixble". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "flexibler", "flexiblen", "flexibel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is flexible, spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • felxible
  • fflexible
  • fleixble
  • flexbile
  • flexibble
  • flexiblle
  • flexilbe
  • flexxible
  • fllexible
  • flxeible
  • lfexible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flexible - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

felxible2fflexible1fleixble2flexbile2flexibble1flexiblle1flexilbe2flexxible1
Edit distance from "flexible"

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 "flexible"?
"flexible" is spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [flɛˈksiːblə].
What does "flexible" mean?
As an adjective, "flexible" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
What words are commonly confused with "flexible"?
"flexible" is commonly confused with "flexibler", "flexiblen", "flexibel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flexible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flexible" is [flɛˈksiːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flexible" come from?
"flexible" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Förderer#16,432Ermessen#16,409entdecke#16,404Endrunde#16,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

flügeln11 variantsherkommt11 variantsdiskret11 variantsIndizien11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list