flöten
German, verb
flöten is spelled F-L-Ö-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flöten is a German verb meaning “to play the flute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Flöten is a different word: “plural of Flöte”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “flötenähnliche Töne hervorbringen”.
What does flöten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to play the flute
Er flötet bei uns im Schulorchester.
- 2
to speak in a high voice, usually charmingly
„Guten Morgen, Schätzchen!“ flötete sie.
- 3
to whistle
Er flötete fröhlich vor sich hin.
- 4
to act as referee
Der flötet wie ein Blinder!
noun
- 1
plural of Flöte
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. flötenähnliche Töne hervorbringen 2. pfeifen 3. in hohen Tönen jemandem etwas erzählen
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 flöten
- flötet present singular third-person
- flötete past
- geflötet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- flötend participle present
- flöte first-person indicative present
- flötest indicative present second-person
- flöteten first-person indicative plural
- flötetest indicative preterite second-person
- flötetet indicative plural preterite
- flöt imperative second-person singular
- habe geflötet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben geflötet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- flöte! imperative singular
- flöt! imperative singular
- flötet! imperative plural
- geflötet haben active infinitive perfect
- zu flöten active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is flöten in German?
flöten appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).