Fliegenklatsche
[ˈfliːɡn̩ˌklat͡ʃə]
The verdict
“Fliegenklatsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkzeug zum Totschlagen von Insekten (meist Griff, Stiel und eine elastische, größere Fläche)
Corpus desk
Index DE-fliegenklatsche · Fliegenklatsche · German
Fliegenklatsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fliegenklatsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfliːɡn̩ˌklat͡ʃə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliegenklatsche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fliegenklatsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfliːɡn̩ˌklat͡ʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Werkzeug zum Totschlagen von Insekten (meist Griff, Stiel und eine elastische, größere Fläche)".
Fliegenklatsche has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fliegenklatsche, spelled F-L-I-E-G-E-N-K-L-A-T-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Werkzeug zum Totschlagen von Insekten (meist Griff, Stiel und eine elastische, größere Fläche)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fliegenklatsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schlug mit seiner Fliegenklatsche wild um sich.
„Als ein Geschwader Wespen über uns herfiel, bewaffnete Mama sich mit der Fliegenklatsche, in der oben noch Flügel, Beine und halbe Köpfe von zerdötschten Fliegen klebten.“
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.