Flintstein
[ˈflɪntˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Flintstein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feuerstein; ein Stein, mit dem man Funken schlagen und damit ein Feuer anfachen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-flintstein · Flintstein · German
Flintstein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Flintstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɪntˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flintstein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flintstein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɪntˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feuerstein; ein Stein, mit dem man Funken schlagen und damit ein Feuer anfachen kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Flintstein, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Flintstein, spelled F-L-I-N-T-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Feuerstein; ein Stein, mit dem man Funken schlagen und damit ein Feuer anfachen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Flintstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wohl ihrer drei Schock Kugeln hatte er gegossen, Flintsteine zurechtgesplittert, Schießpulver bereitgestellt; taub gegen die Seufzer der Mutter, dachte er an nichts anderes als Kampf, Menschenjagd, Kopfhäute statt armseliger Tierfelle, Rache für den Vater, wie er sie längst erträumt.“
Synonyms
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.