Querflöte

[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə]

/[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Querflöte” is uncommon German (frequency #52,349 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,349
frequency rank, German
216
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Flöte, die beim Blasen quer gehalten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-querflote · Querflöte · German

Querflöte · rank #52,349 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,349
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 216
  • PHOTO-FINISH Queensland

Nearest frequency peer: Queensland (-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 „Querflöte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Querflöte
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuerflöte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Querflöte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Queensland“ (#52,348), „Quartetts“ (#52,347), „Radevormwald“ (#52,351). Unter 216 „Q“-Lemmata liegt „Querflöte“ bei #52,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Querflöte is uncommon German at frequency #52,349 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Flöte, die beim Blasen quer gehalten wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Querflöte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Querflöte, spelled Q-U-E-R-F-L-Ö-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Flöte, die beim Blasen quer gehalten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Querflöten werden oft in Sinfonieorchestern eingesetzt.
  2. Eine Querflöte wird beim Blasen quer gehalten.

Synonyms

TraversflöteSchwegelpfeifeQuerpfeife

This word in other languages

flûte traversière(Français)

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 "Querflöte"?
"Querflöte" is spelled Q-U-E-R-F-L-Ö-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə].
What does "Querflöte" mean?
As a noun, "Querflöte" means: eine Flöte, die beim Blasen quer gehalten wird
How do you pronounce "Querflöte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Querflöte" is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌfløːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Querflöte" come from?
"Querflöte" 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 "Querflöte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Quartetts#52,347rechneten#52,361riskanten#52,377Rochester#52,378

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list