Fliegengitter

[ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ]

/[ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Fliegengitter” is uncommon German (frequency #85,238 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,238
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor Fenster oder Türen angebrachtes, feinmaschiges Gitter, das Insekten aus geschlossenen Räumen fernhalten soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-fliegengitter · Fliegengitter · German

Fliegengitter · rank #85,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,238
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fleischwaren

Nearest frequency peer: Fleischwaren (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fliegengitter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fliegengitter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fliegengitter
PropertyValue
HeadwordFliegengitter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliegengitter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fliegengitterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fleischwaren“ (#85,237), „Flipflops“ (#85,240), „fits“ (#85,235). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fliegengitter“ bei #85,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fliegengitter is uncommon German at frequency #85,238 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor Fenster oder Türen angebrachtes, feinmaschiges Gitter, das Insekten aus geschlossenen Räumen fernhalten soll".

No misspelling variants are generated for Fliegengitter in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fliegengitter, spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-G-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor Fenster oder Türen angebrachtes, feinmaschiges Gitter, das Insekten aus geschlossenen Räumen fernhalten soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vor dem Fenster waren Fliegengitter angebracht.

Synonyms

Fliegenschutzgitter

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fliegengitter"?
"Fliegengitter" is spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-G-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ].
What does "Fliegengitter" mean?
As a noun, "Fliegengitter" means: vor Fenster oder Türen angebrachtes, feinmaschiges Gitter, das Insekten aus geschlossenen Räumen fernhalten soll
How do you pronounce "Fliegengitter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fliegengitter" is [ˈfliːɡn̩ˌɡɪtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fliegengitter" come from?
"Fliegengitter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fliegengitter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list