Flinten

[ˈflɪntn̩]

/[ˈflɪntn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flinten” is uncommon German (frequency #70,264 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,264
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flinte

Corpus desk

Index DE-flinten · Flinten · German

Flinten · rank #70,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,264
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fleischig

Nearest frequency peer: fleischig (-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 „Flinten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flinten
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlinten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflɪntn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flinten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flintenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fleischig“ (#70,263), „flippt“ (#70,265), „Fluglehrer“ (#70,266). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flinten“ bei #70,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flinten is uncommon German at frequency #70,264 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɪntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Flinten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Flinten, spelled F-L-I-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flinte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Flinte
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Flinte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Flinte

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 "Flinten"?
"Flinten" is spelled F-L-I-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɪntn̩].
What does "Flinten" mean?
As a noun, "Flinten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Flinte
How do you pronounce "Flinten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flinten" is [ˈflɪntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flinten" come from?
"Flinten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flausen#70,261fälscht#70,285Galeere#70,289gammeln#70,290

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list