Frl.
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The verdict
“Frl.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fräulein
Corpus desk
Index DE-frl · Frl. · German
Frl. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 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 | Frl. |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Frl.“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Frl. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fräulein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Frl. in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Frl., spelled F-R-L-..
Definition
- 1Fräulein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Frl. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frl. Anke Müller
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