flexibles

[flɛˈksiːbləs]

/[flɛˈksiːbləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“flexibles” is uncommon German (frequency #61,502 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,502
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-flexibles · flexibles · German

flexibles · rank #61,502 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,502
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fledermäusen

Nearest frequency peer: Fledermäusen (-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 „flexibles“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flexibles
PropertyValue
Headwordflexibles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[flɛˈksiːbləs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,502
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flexibles“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).flexiblesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fledermäusen“ (#61,501), „Flosse“ (#61,503), „Formularen“ (#61,505). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flexibles“ bei #61,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flexibles is uncommon German at frequency #61,502 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [flɛˈksiːbləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

flexibles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is flexibles, spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel

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 "flexibles"?
"flexibles" is spelled F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [flɛˈksiːbləs].
What does "flexibles" mean?
As an adjective, "flexibles" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel
How do you pronounce "flexibles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flexibles" is [flɛˈksiːbləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flexibles" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Festessen#61,494frittiert#61,513Falkensee#61,485gedeckelt#61,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list