flunkern
[ˈflʊŋkɐn]
The verdict
“flunkern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht ganz bei der Wahrheit bleiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-flunkern · flunkern · German
flunkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | flunkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈflʊŋkɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „flunkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
flunkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflʊŋkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
flunkern has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is flunkern, spelled F-L-U-N-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1nicht ganz bei der Wahrheit bleiben
- 2kurz und schnell aufleuchten
- 3ein oder beide Augen für einen kleinen Moment schließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flunkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seiner Schwester brauchst du nicht zu glauben, sie flunkert gern.
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.