flirtatious
/flɚˈteɪʃəs/adjective
flirtatious is spelled F-L-I-R-T-A-T-I-O-U-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flirtatious means “Of or pertaining to flirtation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flirtatious?
| Letters | 11: F-L-I-R-T-A-T-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 flirtatious?
Flirtatious appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 flirtatious?
- /flɚˈteɪʃəs/
Flirtatious has 3 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-flirtatious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flirtatious
- more flirtatious comparative
- most flirtatious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flirtatious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
Yes yes, forgive a young woman her flirtatious pleasantries.
- 2
Having a tendency to flirt often.
flirtatious man
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flirtatious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a tendency to flirt often:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coquette |
| German | kokett, gefallsüchtig |
| Spanish | coqueto |
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 flirtatious come from?
From flirtation + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).