flambeau
/ˈflambəʊ/noun
flambeau is spelled F-L-A-M-B-E-A-U: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flambeau means “A burning torch, especially one carried in procession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flambeau is flambeaus or flambeaux.
How many letters and syllables are in flambeau?
| Letters | 8: F-L-A-M-B-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is flambeau?
Flambeau appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 flambeau?
- UK /ˈflambəʊ/
- UK /flamˈbəʊ/
Flambeau has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flambeau.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flambeau
- flambeaus plural
- flambeaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flambeau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flambeau in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense burning torch:
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 flambeau come from?
Borrowed from French flambeau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).