Fliese
[ˈfliːzə]
The verdict
“Fliese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dünne Platte aus Keramik, Naturstein oder Glas, die als Belag für Böden oder Verkleidung für Wände dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-fliese · Fliese · German
Fliese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fliese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfliːzə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fliese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fliese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfliːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Fliese in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fliese, spelled F-L-I-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1dünne Platte aus Keramik, Naturstein oder Glas, die als Belag für Böden oder Verkleidung für Wände dient
- 2kurz für: Blaue Fliesen, Geld insbesondere Westgeld von blauen 100-DM-Scheinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fliese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei, davon benachrichtigt, ließ am 17. eine genaue Haussuchung halten, und unter den Fliesen der Küche fand man alsbald den Leichnam des Vermißten in einer frischen Grube, nackend, die Beine rückwärts gegen die Hüften gebunden.
„Eine große, etwas schadhafte Marquise war hier herabgelassen und gab Schutz gegen die Sonne, deren Lichter durch die schadhaften Stellen hindurchschienen und auf den Fliesen ein Schattenspiel aufführten.“
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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.