flout
/flaʊt/
"flout" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flout” is uncommon English (frequency #70,669 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,669
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flout · flout · English
flout · rank #70,669 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,669
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH FLN
Nearest frequency peer: FLN (-2 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 “flout”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fleshing
fleshing
29,337 corpus weight
- FLN
FLN
29,334 corpus weight
- flout
flout
29,332 corpus weight
- formulary
formulary
29,330 corpus weight
- Foxborough
Foxborough
29,329 corpus weight
- Frankland
Frankland
29,327 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “flout” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flout |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /flaʊt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #70,669 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “flout” in English
Rare enough to double-check
flout is uncommon English at frequency #70,669 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /flaʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flout, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten. The correct English form is flout, spelled F-L-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- 2To scorn.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.
Of necessity[…] the duty to comply with the rules designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of war is absolute, not contingent on the behavior of opponents. The Israeli government already seems to be flouting those rules.
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.
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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