flirte

[ˈflœːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈflœːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“flirte” is uncommon German (frequency #79,160 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,160
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten

Corpus desk

Index DE-flirte · flirte · German

flirte · rank #79,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,160
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flegel

Nearest frequency peer: Flegel (-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 „flirte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flirte
PropertyValue
Headwordflirte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈflœːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flirte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flegel“ (#79,159), „florale“ (#79,161), „Fluggast“ (#79,162). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flirte“ bei #79,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flirte is uncommon German at frequency #79,160 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflœːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

flirte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is flirte, spelled F-L-I-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten

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 "flirte"?
"flirte" is spelled F-L-I-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflœːɐ̯tə].
What does "flirte" mean?
As a verb, "flirte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flirten
How do you pronounce "flirte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flirte" is [ˈflœːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flirte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flegel#79,159Fundes#79,172ergoss#79,119Duette#79,077

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list