flambeau
/ˈflambəʊ/
"flambeau" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flambeau” is uncommon English (frequency #92,612 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,612
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flambeau · flambeau · English
flambeau · rank #92,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,612
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH Finnerty
Nearest frequency peer: Finnerty (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “flambeau”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ferryboat
ferryboat
7,393 corpus weight
- FFB
FFB
7,392 corpus weight
- Finnerty
Finnerty
7,390 corpus weight
- flambeau
flambeau
7,389 corpus weight
- flavonoid
flavonoid
7,388 corpus weight
- flinty
flinty
7,386 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “flambeau” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flambeau |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈflambəʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flambeau” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
flambeau is uncommon English at frequency #92,612 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈflambəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.".
flambeau has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French flambeau. The correct English form is flambeau, spelled F-L-A-M-B-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flambeau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Saint-Antoine has its cannon pointed (full of grapeshot); thrice applies the lit flambeau; which thrice refuses to catch,—the touchholes are so wetted....
[…] With processions long and winding and the flambeaus of the night, / With the countless torches lit, with the silent sea of faces and the unbared heads, […]
Etymology
Borrowed from French flambeau.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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