Flieder

/[ˈfliːdɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,932

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

Flieder is aGermannoun. It means: stark duftender Blütenstrauch aus der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse: Syringa Pronounced [ˈfliːdɐ]. Often confused with Fliege and Friede.

Key facts for Flieder
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlieder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfliːdɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,932
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Flieder in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Flieder is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfliːdɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,932 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Flieder, with forms such as "fflieder", "fileder", and "fleider". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Fliege", "Friede", "Frieden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Flieder, spelled F-L-I-E-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark duftender Blütenstrauch aus der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse: Syringa
  2. 2
    Schwarzer Holunder (Sambucus nigra)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fflieder,fileder,fleider,flideer,fliedder,fliederr,fliedre,flieedr,fllieder,lfieder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Flieder

Misspelling Variants of "Flieder"

fflieder8fileder7fleider7flideer7fliedder8fliederr8fliedre7flieedr7
Misspelling Variants of "Flieder"

Frequency rank: #39,932 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Flieder"?
"Flieder" is spelled F-L-I-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfliːdɐ].
What does "Flieder" mean?
As a noun, "Flieder" means: stark duftender Blütenstrauch aus der Familie der Ölbaumgewächse: Syringa
What words are commonly confused with "Flieder"?
"Flieder" is commonly confused with "Fliege", "Friede", "Frieden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flieder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flieder" is [ˈfliːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flieder" come from?
"Flieder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.