Fluchtgefahr

[ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯]

/[ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Fluchtgefahr” is uncommon German (frequency #63,318 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,318
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mögliche Gefahr, dass jemand flieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-fluchtgefahr · Fluchtgefahr · German

Fluchtgefahr · rank #63,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,318
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH floriert

Nearest frequency peer: floriert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fluchtgefahr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fluchtgefahr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fluchtgefahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordFluchtgefahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fluchtgefahr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fluchtgefahrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „floriert“ (#63,317), „foltert“ (#63,319), „Forschungsgebiet“ (#63,320). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fluchtgefahr“ bei #63,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fluchtgefahr is uncommon German at frequency #63,318 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mögliche Gefahr, dass jemand flieht".

Fluchtgefahr doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fluchtgefahr, spelled F-L-U-C-H-T-G-E-F-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mögliche Gefahr, dass jemand flieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fluchtgefahr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ein Richter in Auckland entschied am Mittwoch, dass keine Fluchtgefahr bestehe, da das gesamte Vermögen des Internetmillionärs beschlagnahmt sei.“
  2. „Neben Beschränkungen der Sportarten selbst beispielweise war das im Westen, aber auch in Polen und der Tschechoslowakei sehr populäre Drachenfliegen in der DDR verboten, wurden manche der stadtnahen Flugplätze wie Saarmund und Eggersdorf willkürlich wegen Fluchtgefahr geschlossen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Fluchtgefahr"?
"Fluchtgefahr" is spelled F-L-U-C-H-T-G-E-F-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯].
What does "Fluchtgefahr" mean?
As a noun, "Fluchtgefahr" means: mögliche Gefahr, dass jemand flieht
How do you pronounce "Fluchtgefahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fluchtgefahr" is [ˈflʊxtɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fluchtgefahr" come from?
"Fluchtgefahr" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list