Flunsch
[flʊnʃ]
The verdict
“Flunsch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verzogene Mundwinkel, die negative Gefühle ausdrücken (Ärger, Trauer…)
Corpus desk
Index DE-flunsch · Flunsch · German
Flunsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Flunsch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [flʊnʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Flunsch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Flunsch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [flʊnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verzogene Mundwinkel, die negative Gefühle ausdrücken (Ärger, Trauer…)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Flunsch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Flunsch, spelled F-L-U-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1verzogene Mundwinkel, die negative Gefühle ausdrücken (Ärger, Trauer…)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Flunsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Frage riss sie aus größter Heiterkeit, Merkels Augen wanderten nach oben, sie zögerte mit der Antwort und zog eine Flunsch, als sie mit den letzten Resten eines Lächelns sagte, das Wort habe »etwas Liebevolles«.“
„Er zieht sich mit einem Flunsch in die Schmollecke zurück.“
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.