Flutwelle

[ˈfluːtˌvɛlə]

/[ˈfluːtˌvɛlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Flutwelle” is uncommon German (frequency #59,646 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,646
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich fortbewegende Zone erhöhten Wasserstandes

Corpus desk

Index DE-flutwelle · Flutwelle · German

Flutwelle · rank #59,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,646
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fondsmanager

Nearest frequency peer: Fondsmanager (+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 „Flutwelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flutwelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlutwelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfluːtˌvɛlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Flutwelle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fondsmanager“ (#59,647), „Fladenbrot“ (#59,644), „Fixpunkt“ (#59,643). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Flutwelle“ bei #59,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flutwelle is uncommon German at frequency #59,646 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfluːtˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Flutwelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Flutwelle, spelled F-L-U-T-W-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich fortbewegende Zone erhöhten Wasserstandes
  2. 2
    einer der beiden im Rahmen der Tide einmal täglich die Erde umrundenden Wellenberge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fünf Tage nach den Unwettern im Riesengebirge erreichte die Flutwelle die Oder.
  2. „Die Eisberge könnten kentern oder bersten und eine hohe Flutwelle auslösen.“

Synonyms

Flutberg

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); 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 "Flutwelle"?
"Flutwelle" is spelled F-L-U-T-W-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfluːtˌvɛlə].
What does "Flutwelle" mean?
As a noun, "Flutwelle" means: sich fortbewegende Zone erhöhten Wasserstandes
How do you pronounce "Flutwelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flutwelle" is [ˈfluːtˌvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flutwelle" come from?
"Flutwelle" 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 "Flutwelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list