Flöte
[ˈfløːtə]
The verdict
“Flöte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,149
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Flöte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfløːtə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Flöte” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Flöte (IPA [ˈfløːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,149 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flöte, with forms such as "fflöte", "fllöte", and "fltöe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "Flut", "Flow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Flöte, spelled F-L-Ö-T-E.
Definition
- 1ein Blasinstrument, ein Musikinstrument
- 2viele Karten einer Farbe, manchmal auch speziell eine direkte, lückenlose Folge von Karten derselben Farbe, zum Beispiel 7-8-9-10-Bube in Pik
- 3ein besonderes Trinkglas, Sektflöte
- 4kulinarisch
- 5kulinarisch
- 6kulinarisch
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fflöte
- fllöte
- fltöe
- flöet
- flötte
- fölte
- lföte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Flöte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Flöte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-L-Ö-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfløːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “foto” - see the side-by-side comparison. Flöte vs foto
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.