Flip-Flop
[ˈflɪpflɔp]
The verdict
“Flip-Flop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders leichte Sandale, die außer einer Sohle nur noch eine Schlaufe für die Zehen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-flip-flop · Flip-Flop · German
Flip-Flop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Flip-Flop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɪpflɔp] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flip-Flop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flip-Flop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɪpflɔp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders leichte Sandale, die außer einer Sohle nur noch eine Schlaufe für die Zehen hat".
No misspelling variants are generated for Flip-Flop in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Flip-Flop, spelled F-L-I-P---F-L-O-P.
Definition
- 1besonders leichte Sandale, die außer einer Sohle nur noch eine Schlaufe für die Zehen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flip-Flop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So erscheint sie im schwarzen Hosenanzug und giftgrünen Flip-Flops vor Tom.“
„Er verlässt sofort das Haus, so, wie er ist, in Shorts und Flip-Flops.“
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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.