flighty
/ˈflaɪti/adjective
flighty is spelled F-L-I-G-H-T-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flighty means “Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flighty?
| Letters | 7: F-L-I-G-H-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 flighty?
Flighty appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 flighty?
- /ˈflaɪti/
Flighty 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flighty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flighty
- flightier comparative
- flightiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flighty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- 2
That flies easily or often.
- 3
datedSwift.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flighty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | candide, insouciant |
| German | flatterhaft, schrullig, albern |
| Spanish | volador |
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 flighty come from?
From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).