Flottille
[flɔˈtɪlə]
The verdict
“Flottille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilverband einer Flotte, Verband kleiner Kriegsschiffe
Corpus desk
Index DE-flottille · Flottille · German
Flottille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Flottille |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [flɔˈtɪlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flottille“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flottille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [flɔˈtɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilverband einer Flotte, Verband kleiner Kriegsschiffe".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flottille, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Flottille, spelled F-L-O-T-T-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Teilverband einer Flotte, Verband kleiner Kriegsschiffe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flottille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun, dachte ich, kann nichts mehr schiefgehen, und machte mich auf die lange Reise zur Flottille zurück.“
„Der Tragweite dieser Verfehlung waren sie sich schwerlich bewußt; denn in aller Arglosigkeit ließen sie die kleine Flottille sogar vor dem tarentinischen Hafen Anker werfen und waren deshalb sehr erstaunt, als die Tarentiner mit einem äußerst starken Akt der Selbsthilfe antworteten und eine Anzahl Schiffe kurzerhand versenkten.“
This word in other languages
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.