flub
/flʌb/noun, verb
flub is spelled F-L-U-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flub means “An error; a mistake in the performance of an action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flub is flubs.
How many letters and syllables are in flub?
| Letters | 4: F-L-U-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is flub?
Flub appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 flub?
- /flʌb/
- /flʊb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flub.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flub
- flubs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flubbing participle, present
- flubbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flub mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaUSinformalAn error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUSslangA fold of fat.
verb
- 1
AustraliaCanadaUSinformalTo goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flub in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | metida de pata , meter la pata |
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 flub come from?
Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).