flaunt

/flɔːnt/

//flɔːnt// verb

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"flaunt" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flaunt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,987. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,987
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flaunt · flaunt · English

flaunt · rank #31,987 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,987
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flange

Nearest frequency peer: flange (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “flaunt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “flaunt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flaunt vs flint
67% similar
flaunt vs flung
67% similar
flaunt vs fluent
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flaunt
PropertyValue
Headwordflaunt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/flɔːnt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,987
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flaunt” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).flauntlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “flange” (#31,986), “flawlessly” (#31,988), “firestorm” (#31,985). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around flaunt (IPA /flɔːnt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,987 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for flaunt, with forms such as "falunt", "fflaunt", and "flanut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "flint", "flung", "fluent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Of North Germanic origin. Perhaps related to Norwegian flanta (“to show off, wander about”), Icelandic flana (“to rush about, act rashly or heedlessly”) and then also to French flâner (“to wander around, loiter”). Alternatively, it could be related to Swedi… The correct English form is flaunt, spelled F-L-A-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
  2. 2
    To parade, display with ostentation.
  3. 3
    To show off, as with flashy clothing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how flaunt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The black, rich soil had fed itself with the decay of a long period of time; such as fallen leaves, the petals of flowers, and the stalks and seed-vessels of vagrant and lawless plants, more useful after their death than ever while flaunting in the sun.
  2. Flaunt away, flags of all nations! be duly lower’d at sunset!

Etymology

Of North Germanic origin. Perhaps related to Norwegian flanta (“to show off, wander about”), Icelandic flana (“to rush about, act rashly or heedlessly”) and then also to French flâner (“to wander around, loiter”). Alternatively, it could be related to Swedish flankt (“loosely, flutteringly”) (compare English flaunt-a-flaunt), from flanka (“waver, hang and wave about, ramble”), a nasalised variant of flakka (“to waver”), related to Middle English flacken (“to move to and fro, flutter, palpitate”). See flack.

This word in other languages

lucir(Español)étaler(Français)(etwas) zur Schau stellen(Deutsch)ostentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falunt
  • fflaunt
  • flanut
  • flaunnt
  • flauntt
  • flautn
  • fllaunt
  • fluant
  • lfaunt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flaunt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

falunt2fflaunt1flanut2flaunnt1flauntt1flautn2fllaunt1fluant2
Edit distance from "flaunt"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flaunt"?
"flaunt" is spelled F-L-A-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /flɔːnt/.
What does "flaunt" mean?
As a verb, "flaunt" means: To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
What words are commonly confused with "flaunt"?
"flaunt" is commonly confused with "flint", "flung", "fluent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flaunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flaunt" is /flɔːnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "flaunt"?
Of North Germanic origin. Perhaps related to Norwegian flanta (“to show off, wander about”), Icelandic flana (“to rush about, act rashly or heedlessly”) and then also to French flâner (“to wander around, loiter”). Alternatively, it could be relate... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "flaunt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flange#31,986flinch#31,990Ganges#32,006Dryden#31,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list