fließen

[ˈfliːsn̩]

/[ˈfliːsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich kontinuierlich bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-flie-en · fließen · German

fließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 fließen
PropertyValue
Headwordfließen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfliːsn̩]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fließen” sits in German frequency

fließenfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fließen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fließen, spelled F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich kontinuierlich bewegen
  2. 2
    austauschen von Ladungsträgern
  3. 3
    transferieren von Zahlungsmitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bach fließt nach Süden.
  2. „Unfall in Los Angeles: Nach einem Rohrbruch sind 190.000 Liter Rohöl auf eine Straße geflossen.“

This word in other languages

flow(English)fluir(Español)couler(Français)fluir(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fließen"?
"fließen" is spelled F-L-I-E-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfliːsn̩].
What does "fließen" mean?
As a verb, "fließen" means: sich kontinuierlich bewegen
How do you pronounce "fließen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fließen" is [ˈfliːsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fließen" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list