flössen

[ˈflœsn̩]

/[ˈflœsn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“flössen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,499 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,499
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-flossen · flössen · German

flössen · rank #73,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,499
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flusskilometer

Nearest frequency peer: Flusskilometer (-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 „flössen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flössen
PropertyValue
Headwordflössen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈflœsn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „flössen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flusskilometer“ (#73,498), „Flugplatzes“ (#73,497), „Formosa“ (#73,501). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flössen“ bei #73,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flössen is uncommon German at frequency #73,499 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflœsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for flössen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is flössen, spelled F-L-Ö-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fließen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fließen

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 "flössen"?
"flössen" is spelled F-L-Ö-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflœsn̩].
What does "flössen" mean?
As a verb, "flössen" means: 1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fließen
How do you pronounce "flössen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flössen" is [ˈflœsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Formosa#73,501frostig#73,505Fuchtel#73,507Gehalte#73,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list