Flügelhorn

[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]

/[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flügelhorn” is uncommon German (frequency #96,991 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,991
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument aus der Familie der Bügelhörner

Corpus desk

Index DE-flugelhorn · Flügelhorn · German

Flügelhorn · rank #96,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,991
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flusslandscha…

Nearest frequency peer: Flusslandschaft (-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 „Flügelhorn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flügelhorn
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlügelhorn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flügelhorn“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flusslandschaft“ (#96,990), „florieren“ (#96,989), „foc“ (#96,993). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flügelhorn“ bei #96,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flügelhorn is uncommon German at frequency #96,991 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument aus der Familie der Bügelhörner".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Flügelhorn, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Flügelhorn, spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-H-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument aus der Familie der Bügelhörner

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich spiele seit 10 Jahren Flügelhorn.
  2. Das Flügelhorn gilt als die Königin der Blasmusik.

This word in other languages

flugelhorn(English)cornetín(Español)bugle(Français)

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 "Flügelhorn"?
"Flügelhorn" is spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-H-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn].
What does "Flügelhorn" mean?
As a noun, "Flügelhorn" means: Instrument aus der Familie der Bügelhörner
How do you pronounce "Flügelhorn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flügelhorn" is [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flügelhorn" come from?
"Flügelhorn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Finanzamts#96,980Festlandes#96,972Fremdscham#97,010Frikadelle#97,014

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list