flange
/ˈflænd͡ʒ/noun, verb
flange is spelled F-L-A-N-G-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flange means “An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flange is flanges.
How many letters and syllables are in flange?
| Letters | 6: F-L-A-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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 flange?
Flange appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 flange?
- US /ˈflænd͡ʒ/
- /ˈfleə̯nd͡ʒ/
- /ˈflɛə̯nd͡ʒ/
Flange has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-flange.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flange
- flanges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flanging participle, present
- flanged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flange mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- 2
The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
- 3
An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
- 4
slangvulgarThe vulva.
- 5
rareA group of baboons.
- 6
The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.
verb
- 1
To be bent into a flange.
- 2
To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange.
- 3
To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flange in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bride |
| German | Flansch, Rippe, Sicke, Kranz, Radkranz, Spurkranz |
| Portuguese | borda |
| Spanish | pestaña, reborde, patín , refuerzo |
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 flange come from?
From dialectal English flange (“to project”), flanch (“a projection”), from Middle French flanche, from Old French flanche (“flank, side”), from Frankish *hlanku (“bend, curve; side, flank”). See flank. As a term for a group of baboons, it was popularized in the comedy TV series Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).