Fliegengewicht

[ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt]

/[ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewichtsklasse für Sportler im Boxen und Gewichtheben

Corpus desk

Index DE-fliegengewicht · Fliegengewicht · German

Fliegengewicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Fliegengewicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordFliegengewicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliegengewicht“ im Deutschen

Fliegengewichtsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Fliegengewicht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fliegengewicht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fliegengewicht, spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-G-E-W-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewichtsklasse für Sportler im Boxen und Gewichtheben
  2. 2
    jemand, der der Gewichtsklasse Fliegengewicht angehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fliegengewicht war früher seine Gewichtsklasse.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fliegengewicht"?
"Fliegengewicht" is spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-G-E-W-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt].
What does "Fliegengewicht" mean?
As a noun, "Fliegengewicht" means: Gewichtsklasse für Sportler im Boxen und Gewichtheben
How do you pronounce "Fliegengewicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fliegengewicht" is [ˈfliːɡn̩ɡəˌvɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fliegengewicht" come from?
"Fliegengewicht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list