fliehst zurück

[ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk]

/[ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk]/ verb

The verdict

“fliehst zurück” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückfliehen

Key facts for fliehst zurück
PropertyValue
Headwordfliehst zurück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fliehst zurück” sits in German frequency

fliehst zurück falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fliehst zurück is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückfliehen".

No misspelling variants are generated for fliehst zurück in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 fliehst zurück, spelled F-L-I-E-H-S-T- -Z-U-R-Ü-C-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückfliehen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fliehst zurück"?
"fliehst zurück" is spelled F-L-I-E-H-S-T- -Z-U-R-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk].
What does "fliehst zurück" mean?
As a verb, "fliehst zurück" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zurückfliehen
How do you pronounce "fliehst zurück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fliehst zurück" is [ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fliehst zurück" come from?
"fliehst zurück" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “fliehst zurück”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-L-I-E-H-S-T- -Z-U-R-Ü-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌfliːst t͡suˈʁʏk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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