flitschen
[ˈflɪt͡ʃn̩]
The verdict
“flitschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - mit der Hand oder den Fingern ein Gummiband oder einen Stein schießen
Corpus desk
Index DE-flitschen · flitschen · German
flitschen · 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 | flitschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈflɪt͡ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „flitschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
flitschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflɪt͡ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for flitschen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is flitschen, spelled F-L-I-T-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit der Hand oder den Fingern ein Gummiband oder einen Stein schießen
- 2den Mittelfinger gegen den Daumen spannen und hervorschnellen lassen, zum Beispiel um damit jemandem weh zu tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flitschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er flitschte den Stein übers Wasser, der dann sieben Mal hüpfte, bevor er versank.
Er nahm das Gummiband vom Gurkenglas und flitschte es seiner Schwester ins Gesicht.
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.