Flipflop

[ˈflɪpflɔp]

/[ˈflɪpflɔp]/ noun

The verdict

“Flipflop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
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-flipflop · Flipflop · German

Flipflop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for Flipflop
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlipflop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflɪpflɔp]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flipflop“ im Deutschen

Flipflopschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Flipflop 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 generated misspelling entries exist for Flipflop in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Flipflop, spelled F-L-I-P-F-L-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders leichte Sandale, die außer einer Sohle nur noch eine Schlaufe für die Zehen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Flipflop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Abendluft weht lau, es ist angenehm warm, und die Flipflops sind noch immer nicht weggepackt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Flipflop"?
"Flipflop" is spelled F-L-I-P-F-L-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɪpflɔp].
What does "Flipflop" mean?
As a noun, "Flipflop" means: besonders leichte Sandale, die außer einer Sohle nur noch eine Schlaufe für die Zehen hat
How do you pronounce "Flipflop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flipflop" is [ˈflɪpflɔp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flipflop" come from?
"Flipflop" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list