Fluor

[ˈfluːoːɐ̯]

/[ˈfluːoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fluor” is uncommon German (frequency #56,121 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,121
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das elektronegativste Element

Corpus desk

Index DE-fluor · Fluor · German

Fluor · rank #56,121 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,121
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flexibilisier…

Nearest frequency peer: Flexibilisierung (-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 „Fluor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fluor
PropertyValue
HeadwordFluor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfluːoːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,121
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fluor“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fluorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Flexibilisierung“ (#56,120), „Flüchtlingsheimen“ (#56,122), „Fleischerei“ (#56,119). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fluor“ bei #56,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fluor is uncommon German at frequency #56,121 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfluːoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Fluor in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fluor, spelled F-L-U-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das elektronegativste Element
  2. 2
    gelblich-grünes Gas mit stechendem Geruch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fluor besitzt neun Elektronen.
  2. „Fluor ist das einzige Element, das mit den Edelgasen Krypton, Xenon und Radon direkt reagiert.“

This word in other languages

fluorine(English)flúor(Español)fluor(Français)flúor(Português)

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 "Fluor"?
"Fluor" is spelled F-L-U-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfluːoːɐ̯].
What does "Fluor" mean?
As a noun, "Fluor" means: das elektronegativste Element
How do you pronounce "Fluor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fluor" is [ˈfluːoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fluor" come from?
"Fluor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eiter#56,081Haiku#56,192Dandy#56,048carus#56,034

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list