Phlegma
[ˈflɛɡma]
The verdict
“Phlegma” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mangel an Erregbarkeit, unerschütterliche Ruhe
Corpus desk
Index DE-phlegma · Phlegma · German
Phlegma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Phlegma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɛɡma] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Phlegma“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Phlegma is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɛɡma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mangel an Erregbarkeit, unerschütterliche Ruhe".
Phlegma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Phlegma, spelled P-H-L-E-G-M-A.
Definition
- 1Mangel an Erregbarkeit, unerschütterliche Ruhe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Phlegma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie der Verein zur Förderung gesunder Ernährung mitteilte, sei Übergewicht aber nicht mit Fressen und Phlegma gleichzusetzen.
„Was nach außen physisch als Gleichgültigkeit und psychisch als Phlegma in Erscheinung tritt, ist nichts anderes als eine Mimikry des Gehirns.“
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.