Florett

[floˈʁɛt]

/[floˈʁɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Florett” is uncommon German (frequency #80,360 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,360
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoßwaffe mit gerader, abgestumpfter, vierkantiger Klinge

Corpus desk

Index DE-florett · Florett · German

Florett · rank #80,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,360
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fondsgesellsc…

Nearest frequency peer: Fondsgesellschaft (+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 „Florett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Florett
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlorett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[floˈʁɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Florett“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fondsgesellschaft“ (#80,361), „Fischzucht“ (#80,358), „fonts“ (#80,362). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Florett“ bei #80,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Florett is uncommon German at frequency #80,360 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [floˈʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stoßwaffe mit gerader, abgestumpfter, vierkantiger Klinge".

Zero misspellings are on record for Florett in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Florett, spelled F-L-O-R-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stoßwaffe mit gerader, abgestumpfter, vierkantiger Klinge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er nahm zwei Florette, zeigte mir den geheimen Stoß, gab mir seinen Segen und führte mich zum Wagen.“
  2. „Eines Morgens nahm er daher ein Florett und forderte ihn zu einem Kampf heraus.“

Antonyms

Hiebwaffe

This word in other languages

foil(English)florete(Español)fleuret(Français)florete(Português)

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 "Florett"?
"Florett" is spelled F-L-O-R-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [floˈʁɛt].
What does "Florett" mean?
As a noun, "Florett" means: Stoßwaffe mit gerader, abgestumpfter, vierkantiger Klinge
How do you pronounce "Florett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Florett" is [floˈʁɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Florett" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list