flashing
/ˈflæʃɪŋ/noun, verb
flashing is spelled F-L-A-S-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flashing means “A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flashing is flashings.
How many letters and syllables are in flashing?
| Letters | 8: F-L-A-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is flashing?
Flashing appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 flashing?
- /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
Flashing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flashing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flashing
- flashings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flashing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
- 2
Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
- 3
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
- 4
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.
- 5
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
- 6
The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of flash
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flashing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Witterungsschutz, Abdeckblech , Blinken, Aufblinken , Freiziehen |
| Spanish | impermeabilización , flaseo, flashing |
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 flashing come from?
From flash + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).