flotter

Name: flotter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈflɔtɐ]

/[ˈflɔtɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“flotter” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,105
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott

Corpus desk

Index DE-flotter · flotter · German

flotter · rank #38,105 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-MID #38,105
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH Flocken

Nearest frequency peer: Flocken (-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.

Flachland

61,899
Flitterwoch…

61,898
Flocken

61,897
flotter

61,896
flugs

61,895
flüchtenden

61,894

What this shows „flotter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flotter vs Futter

57% similar

flotter vs Folter

57% similar

flotter vs foster

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flotter
Property	Value
Headword	flotter
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈflɔtɐ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#38,105
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „flotter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.flotterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#38,105

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Flocken“ (#38,104), „flugs“ (#38,106), „Flitterwochen“ (#38,103). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „flotter“ bei #38,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around flotter (IPA [ˈflɔtɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,105 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for flotter, with forms such as "fflotter", "fllotter", and "flotetr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Futter", "Folter", "foster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is flotter, spelled F-L-O-T-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fflotter
fllotter
flotetr
flotterr
flottre
fltoter
lfotter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flotter - 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.

Edit distance from "flotter"

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 "flotter"?

"flotter" is spelled F-L-O-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflɔtɐ].

What does "flotter" mean?

As an adjective, "flotter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flott

What words are commonly confused with "flotter"?

"flotter" is commonly confused with "Futter", "Folter", "foster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "flotter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flotter" is [ˈflɔtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "flotter" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Flocken#38,104 Forelle#38,109 framing#38,112 ersucht#38,089

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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