flirty

/ˈflɜːti/

//ˈflɜːti// adj

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

The verdict

“flirty” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,838
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flirting, or seeming to flirt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flirty · flirty · English

flirty · rank #27,838 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,838
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fingering

Nearest frequency peer: fingering (-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 “flirty”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flirty” 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).

flirty vs forty
67% similar
flirty vs flurry
67% similar
flirty vs fifty
67% similar

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

Key facts for flirty
PropertyValue
Headwordflirty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈflɜːti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,838
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flirty”

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).flirtylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fingering” (#27,837), “flocks” (#27,839), “financials” (#27,836). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flirty” is #27,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around flirty (IPA /ˈflɜːti/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,838 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Flirting, or seeming to flirt.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for flirty, with forms such as "fflirty", "filrty", and "flirrty". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "forty", "flurry", "fifty", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From flirt + -y. The correct English form is flirty, spelled F-L-I-R-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flirting, or seeming to flirt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A flirty woman in a straw hat slid through the crowd straight to Snyder.
  2. This was one flirty dress. Way too sultry for a first date, especially with someone she might have no real interest in.

Etymology

From flirt + -y.

Synonyms

flirtatious

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflirty
  • filrty
  • flirrty
  • flirtty
  • flirtyy
  • fliryt
  • flitry
  • fllirty
  • flrity
  • lfirty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flirty - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fflirty1filrty2flirrty1flirtty1flirtyy1fliryt2flitry2fllirty1
Edit distance from "flirty"

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 "flirty"?
"flirty" is spelled F-L-I-R-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflɜːti/.
What does "flirty" mean?
As an adjective, "flirty" means: Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
What words are commonly confused with "flirty"?
"flirty" is commonly confused with "forty", "flurry", "fifty". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flirty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flirty" is /ˈflɜːti/. 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 "flirty"?
From flirt + -y. 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 "flirty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

flocks#27,839fewest#27,834gallop#27,850dugout#27,819

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

forbade10 variantsfancies10 variantsgentile10 variantsEdelman10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list