flock

[flɔk]

/[flɔk]/ verb

The verdict

“flock” is uncommon German (frequency #75,645 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,645
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flocken

Corpus desk

Index DE-flock · flock · German

flock · rank #75,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,645
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flinke

Nearest frequency peer: flinke (-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 „flock“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flock
PropertyValue
Headwordflock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[flɔk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flock“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).flockfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „flinke“ (#75,644), „Flüchtlingsunterkünften“ (#75,646), „folder“ (#75,647). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flock“ bei #75,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flock is uncommon German at frequency #75,645 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [flɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flocken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flock, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is flock, spelled F-L-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flocken

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 "flock"?
"flock" is spelled F-L-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [flɔk].
What does "flock" mean?
As a verb, "flock" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flocken
How do you pronounce "flock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flock" is [flɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flock" come from?
"flock" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list