flitted

/ˈflɪtɪd/

//ˈflɪtɪd// verb

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"flitted" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flitted” is uncommon English (frequency #94,866 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,866
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of flit

Corpus desk

Index EN-flitted · flitted · English

flitted · rank #94,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,866
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flied

Nearest frequency peer: flied (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “flitted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “flitted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flitted
PropertyValue
Headwordflitted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈflɪtɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “flitted” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).flittedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “flied” (#94,865), “flexural” (#94,864), “floodgate” (#94,868). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flitted” is #94,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flitted is uncommon English at frequency #94,866 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈflɪtɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of flit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flitted, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is flitted, spelled F-L-I-T-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of flit

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 "flitted"?
"flitted" is spelled F-L-I-T-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflɪtɪd/.
What does "flitted" mean?
As a verb, "flitted" means: simple past and past participle of flit
How do you pronounce "flitted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flitted" is /ˈflɪtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flitted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list