flöten gehen
[ˈfløːtn̩ ˈɡeːən]
The verdict
“flöten gehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verloren gehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-floten-gehen · flöten gehen · German
flöten gehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flöten gehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfløːtn̩ ˈɡeːən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „flöten gehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
flöten gehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfløːtn̩ ˈɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flöten gehen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is flöten gehen, spelled F-L-Ö-T-E-N- -G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1verloren gehen
- 2in einzelne Teile zerfallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flöten gehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei der Arbeit im Bergwerk ging meine Gesundheit flöten. Jetzt habe ich eine Staublunge.“
„Kennt man den 500-seitigen Roman gut, identifiziert man narrative Situationen: Klinik, Variété, Hexensabbath. Andernfalls bleibt nur - aber immerhin! -, sich auf Castorfs versammelte Stammgäste zu konzentrieren, die wie gewohnt völlig aufgehen in der Praxis und etwas wundersam Fabel-haftes in die fabellosen Komplikationen bringen (eine «Geschichte» muss…
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.