geflügelt
[ɡəˈflyːɡl̩t]
The verdict
“geflügelt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Flügeln versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-geflugelt · geflügelt · German
geflügelt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | geflügelt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geflügelt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geflügelt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈflyːɡl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for geflügelt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 geflügelt, spelled G-E-F-L-Ü-G-E-L-T.
Definition
- 1mit Flügeln versehen
- 2wissenschaftlich alatus, Samen oder Früchte, die mit einem häutigen Rand oder Anhängsel versehen sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geflügelt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Luft war voller geflügelter Ameisen.
Weihnachtsengel hießen in der DDR angeblich „geflügelte Jahresendfigur“.
Antonyms
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.