flehen
\ˈfleː.ən\
The verdict
“flehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Implorer, supplier
Corpus desk
Index FR-flehen · flehen · French
flehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | flehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfleː.ən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfleː.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Implorer, supplier".
flehen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is flehen, spelled F-L-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Implorer, supplier
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»Du musst mir zuhören«, sagte Black und ein flehender Ton lag jetzt in seiner Stimme.
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.