flabbergasting
flab·ber·gast·ing/ˌflæbɚˈɡæstɪŋ/adjective, verb
flabbergasting is spelled F-L-A-B-B-E-R-G-A-S-T-I-N-G: 14 letters and 4 syllables (flab·ber·gast·ing). It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flabbergasting means “Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flabbergasting?
| Letters | 14: F-L-A-B-B-E-R-G-A-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: flab·ber·gast·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is flabbergasting?
Flabbergasting appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 flabbergasting?
- UK /ˌflæbəˈɡɑːstɪŋ/
- US /ˌflæbɚˈɡæstɪŋ/
Flabbergasting has 4 syllables, split flab·ber·gast·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with flabbergasting?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flabbergasting from its last stressed vowel (/æstɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of flabbergasting
- more flabbergasting comparative
- most flabbergasting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flabbergasting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of flabbergast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does flabbergasting come from?
From flabbergast + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).