Pflegling
[ˈp͡fleːklɪŋ]
The verdict
“Pflegling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Person, Tier oder Pflanze, um die/das sich jemand kümmert
Corpus desk
Index DE-pflegling · Pflegling · German
Pflegling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pflegling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fleːklɪŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pflegling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pflegling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fleːklɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Pflegling in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pflegling, spelled P-F-L-E-G-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Person, Tier oder Pflanze, um die/das sich jemand kümmert
- 2Person, die unter der Vormundschaft eines gesetzlich eingesetzten Pflegers steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pflegling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Zahl der Pfleglinge wuchs; schließlich kamen auf einen Dorfbewohner vier bis fünf Kranke.“
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.