Flosse
German, noun
Flosse is spelled F-L-O-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flosse is a German feminine noun meaning “fin, flipper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Floss. On this page, flösse is a different word: “first/third-person singular subjunctive II of fließen”. With an umlaut, Flösse is a different word: “nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Floss”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Antriebs- und Stabilisierungsorgan bei im Wasser lebenden Tieren”.
What does Flosse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefin, flipper
- 2
feminineslanghand
Die Flossen hoch!
noun
- 1
nominative/genitive/accusative plural
- 2
dative singular
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular subjunctive II of fließen
- 2
first-person singular present
- 3
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 4
singular imperative
noun
- 1
nominative/genitive/accusative plural of Floss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antriebs- und Stabilisierungsorgan bei im Wasser lebenden Tieren 2. Kurzform für Schwimm- oder Taucherflossen 3. Hand 4. Fuß
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Flosse
- Flossen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Flosse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Flosse in German?
Flosse appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).