Flügelhorn

[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]

/[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flügelhorn” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,991 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,991
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument aus der Familie der Bügelhörner

Key facts for Flügelhorn
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlügelhorn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Flügelhorn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Flügelhorn lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Flügelhorn is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,991 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Flügelhorn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-L-Ü-G-E-L-H-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌhɔʁn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list