Flügelschlag

[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Flügelschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #76,781 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,781
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung von Flügeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-flugelschlag · Flügelschlag · German

Flügelschlag · rank #76,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,781
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Floristen

Nearest frequency peer: Floristen (-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 „Flügelschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flügelschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlügelschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flügelschlag“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Flügelschlagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Floristen“ (#76,780), „focht“ (#76,782), „Floridas“ (#76,779). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flügelschlag“ bei #76,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flügelschlag is uncommon German at frequency #76,781 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung von Flügeln".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flügelschlag, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Flügelschlag, spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung von Flügeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Kolibri schafft bis zu 90 Flügelschläge pro Sekunde.
  2. „Sein Anruf bei der Polizei nach dem Entdecken eines verdächtigen Klebebands an einer Tür erscheint wie der Flügelschlag des Schmetterlings, der einen Tornado auslöste.“

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 "Flügelschlag"?
"Flügelschlag" is spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk].
What does "Flügelschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Flügelschlag" means: Bewegung von Flügeln
How do you pronounce "Flügelschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flügelschlag" is [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flügelschlag" come from?
"Flügelschlag" 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 "Flügelschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list