flessen

verb

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The verdict

“flessen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rouler, escroquer.

Key facts for flessen
PropertyValue
Headwordflessen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flessen” sits in French frequency

flessen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flessen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rouler, escroquer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flessen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is flessen, spelled F-L-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rouler, escroquer.

Synonyms

belazerenbedonderenbedriegenfrauderenoplichtenvoor de gek houdenzwendelen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flessen"?
"flessen" is spelled F-L-E-S-S-E-N.
What does "flessen" mean?
As a verb, "flessen" means: Rouler, escroquer.
What language does "flessen" come from?
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Using “flessen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-L-E-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list