flüstere

[ˈflʏstəʁə]

/[ˈflʏstəʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“flüstere” is uncommon German (frequency #92,904 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,904
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern

Key facts for flüstere
PropertyValue
Headwordflüstere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈflʏstəʁə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flüstere” 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). flüstere lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

flüstere is uncommon German at frequency #92,904 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈflʏstəʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flüstere, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is flüstere, spelled F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern

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 "flüstere"?
"flüstere" is spelled F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflʏstəʁə].
What does "flüstere" mean?
As a verb, "flüstere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flüstern
How do you pronounce "flüstere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flüstere" is [ˈflʏstəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flüstere" come from?
"flüstere" 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 “flüstere”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈflʏstəʁə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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