flabbergasted
/ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/adjective, verb
flabbergasted is spelled F-L-A-B-B-E-R-G-A-S-T-E-D: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flabbergasted means “Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flabbergasted?
| Letters | 13: F-L-A-B-B-E-R-G-A-S-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is flabbergasted?
Flabbergasted appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce flabbergasted?
- UK /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd/
- UK /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡæstəd/
- US /ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/
Flabbergasted has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flabbergasted.ogg, En-au-flabbergasted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flabbergasted
- more flabbergasted comparative
- most flabbergasted superlative
- flabergasted
- flabagasted
- flambergasted
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flabbergasted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
He was flabbergasted at how much weight he had gained.
- 2
rareDamned.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of flabbergast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flabbergasted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sidéré |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does flabbergasted come from?
Past tense of flabbergast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).