flügellahm

\ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\

/\ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blessé à l’aile et incapable de voler, parlant d’un oiseau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flugellahm · flügellahm · French

flügellahm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for flügellahm
PropertyValue
Headwordflügellahm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flügellahm » en français

flügellahmreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

flügellahm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flügellahm, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is flügellahm, spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-L-A-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blessé à l’aile et incapable de voler, parlant d’un oiseau.
  2. 2
    découragé, faible, abattu, parlant d’une personne.

Synonyms

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 "flügellahm"?
"flügellahm" is spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-L-A-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\.
What does "flügellahm" mean?
As an adjective, "flügellahm" means: Blessé à l’aile et incapable de voler, parlant d’un oiseau.
How do you pronounce "flügellahm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flügellahm" is \ˈflyːɡl̩ˌlaːm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flügellahm" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list