flüstern
\ˈflʏstɐn\
The verdict
“flüstern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chuchoter, susurrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flustern · flüstern · French
flüstern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | flüstern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈflʏstɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flüstern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flüstern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈflʏstɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chuchoter, susurrer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for flüstern in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is flüstern, spelled F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Chuchoter, susurrer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flüstern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Mann geht auf der Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse in eine Bank und sagt leise zum Kassier: "Können Sie mir bitte drei Millionen Franken in bar auszahlen?" Der Kassier antwortet: "Sie brauchen nicht zu flüstern, mein Herr, Armut ist keine Schande!"
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.