Flickflack
[ˈflɪkˌflak]
The verdict
“Flickflack” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport: mehrfacher, schneller Überschlag rückwärts
Corpus desk
Index DE-flickflack · Flickflack · German
Flickflack · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flickflack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɪkˌflak] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flickflack“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flickflack is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɪkˌflak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport: mehrfacher, schneller Überschlag rückwärts".
Flickflack has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Flickflack, spelled F-L-I-C-K-F-L-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1Sport: mehrfacher, schneller Überschlag rückwärts
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Flickflack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der konnte Flickflack rückwärts.“
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.