Flosse

[ˈflɔsə]

/[ˈflɔsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flosse” is uncommon German (frequency #61,503 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,503
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antriebs- und Stabilisierungsorgan bei im Wasser lebenden Tieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-flosse · Flosse · German

Flosse · rank #61,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,503
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flexibles

Nearest frequency peer: flexibles (-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 „Flosse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflɔsə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flosse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Flossefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „flexibles“ (#61,502), „Fledermäusen“ (#61,501), „Formularen“ (#61,505). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flosse“ bei #61,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flosse is uncommon German at frequency #61,503 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Flosse, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Flosse, spelled F-L-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antriebs- und Stabilisierungsorgan bei im Wasser lebenden Tieren
  2. 2
    Kurzform für Schwimm- oder Taucherflossen
  3. 3
    Hand
  4. 4
    Fuß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Haifischen werden oft bei lebendigem Leibe die Flossen abgeschnitten, um den Rohstoff für Haifischflossensuppe zu liefern.
  2. Sich an Land mit Flossen fortzubewegen ist schwierig.

Synonyms

FischflosseSchwimmflosseTaucherflosse

This word in other languages

pinna(English)aleta(Español)nageoire(Français)barbatana(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 "Flosse"?
"Flosse" is spelled F-L-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɔsə].
What does "Flosse" mean?
As a noun, "Flosse" means: Antriebs- und Stabilisierungsorgan bei im Wasser lebenden Tieren
How do you pronounce "Flosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flosse" is [ˈflɔsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flosse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

filius#61,496geboxt#61,521Exzess#61,481encore#61,458

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list