fliegend
German, adjective[ˈfliːɡn̩t]
fliegend is spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fliegend is a German adjective meaning “flying, flight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of fliegen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Fluge sein, sich in der Atmosphäre und anderen Gasen frei fortbewegend sein”.
What does fliegend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
flying, flight
- 2
mobile
- 3
on the fly
verb
- 1
present participle of fliegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. im Fluge sein, sich in der Atmosphäre und anderen Gasen frei fortbewegend sein 2. ohne festen Platz, den Platz häufig wechselnd, herumziehend, umherziehend, herumstreifend, umherstreifend, hin und her streifend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fliegend
- fliegender masculine nominative singular
- fliegende feminine nominative singular
- fliegendes neuter nominative singular
- fliegenden genitive masculine singular
- fliegendem dative masculine singular
- der fliegende definite includes-article masculine
- die fliegende definite feminine includes-article
- das fliegende definite includes-article neuter
- die fliegenden definite includes-article nominative
- des fliegenden definite genitive includes-article
- der fliegenden definite feminine genitive
- dem fliegenden dative definite includes-article
- den fliegenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fliegend?
- [ˈfliːɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fliegend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fliegend in German?
fliegend appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).