fließend
[ˈfliːsn̩t]
The verdict
“fließend” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reibungslos, ohne Unterbrechungen ablaufend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fließend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfliːsn̩t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fließend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fließend is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfliːsn̩t]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
fließend has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 fließend, spelled F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1reibungslos, ohne Unterbrechungen ablaufend
- 2ineinander übergehend, ohne klare Trennlinie
- 3harmonisch geschwungen verlaufend, weich herabfallend
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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.
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Using “fließend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfliːsn̩t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.