flashcard
flash·card/ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/noun
flashcard is spelled F-L-A-S-H-C-A-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables (flash·card). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flashcard means “A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flashcard is flashcards.
How many letters and syllables are in flashcard?
| Letters | 9: F-L-A-S-H-C-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: flash·card |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 flashcard?
Flashcard appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 flashcard?
- US /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/
Flashcard has 2 syllables, split flash·card in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flashcard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with flashcard
Also written: flash card (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of flashcard
- flashcards plural
- flash card
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flashcard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
Many people use flashcards to learn languages.
- 2
A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flashcard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carte mémoire, flashcard |
| German | Lernkarte, Lernkartei , Speicherkarte |
| Portuguese | flash card, flashcard , cartão de memória |
| Spanish | flashcard, tarjeta memorista, tarjeta mnemotécnica, tarjeta memorística, ficha memorativa, ficha didáctica |
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 flashcard come from?
From flash + card.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).