florin
/ˈflɒɹɪn/
"florin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“florin” is an uncommon English word, ranked #61,474 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,474
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | florin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈflɒɹɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,474 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “florin” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for florin is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈflɒɹɪn/. Corpus data places it at rank #61,474 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
florin has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint. The correct English form is florin, spelled F-L-O-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
- 2A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
- 3The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
- 4A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
- 5A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
Etymology
From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “florin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-L-O-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈflɒɹɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.