Flickenteppich
[ˈflɪkn̩ˌtɛpɪç]
The verdict
“Flickenteppich” is uncommon German (frequency #73,493 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,493
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus vielen kleinen, meist bunten Stoffstücken gefertigter Teppich
Corpus desk
Index DE-flickenteppich · Flickenteppich · German
Flickenteppich · rank #73,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,493
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fliehenden
Nearest frequency peer: fliehenden (+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 „Flickenteppich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- flac
flac
26,511 corpus weight
- flauschige
flauschige
26,510 corpus weight
- Flickentepp…
Flickenteppich
26,508 corpus weight
- fliehenden
fliehenden
26,507 corpus weight
- Flohmärkte
Flohmärkte
26,506 corpus weight
- florierenden
florierenden
26,505 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Flickenteppich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flickenteppich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɪkn̩ˌtɛpɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #73,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flickenteppich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flickenteppich is uncommon German at frequency #73,493 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɪkn̩ˌtɛpɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Flickenteppich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Flickenteppich, spelled F-L-I-C-K-E-N-T-E-P-P-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1aus vielen kleinen, meist bunten Stoffstücken gefertigter Teppich
- 2etwas stark Fragmentiertes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flickenteppich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der alte Flickenteppich im Wohnzimmer kommt bald auf dem Sperrmüll.
Seit dem Sturz Gaddafis ist Libyen ein Flickenteppich aus unterschiedlichsten Territorien.
Synonyms
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).