fluff
/flʌf/noun, verb
fluff is spelled F-L-U-F-F: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fluff means “Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fluff is fluffs.
How many letters and syllables are in fluff?
| Letters | 5: F-L-U-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fluff?
Fluff appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 fluff?
- US /flʌf/
- Australia /flɐf/
- /flʊf/
Fluff has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_fluff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fluff?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fluff from its last stressed vowel (/ʌf/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fluff
- fluffs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fluffing participle, present
- fluffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fluff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- 2
Anything inconsequential or superficial.
That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
- 3
informalA lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
- 4
informalslangA cloth diaper.
- 5
Marshmallow creme.
That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!
- 6
A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
- 7
AustraliaCanadaA fart.
- 8
slangFan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.
And when something triggers, I can close the window and go read fluff for hours until I calm down.
verb
- 1
To make something fluffy.
The cat fluffed its tail.
- 2
To become fluffy, puff up.
- 3
To move lightly like fluff.
- 4
informalTo make a mistake in one's lines.
- 5
informalTo do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
- 6
AustraliaTo break wind, to fart.
- 7
slangTo arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.
- 8
slangTo bring to a state of excitement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fluff in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | duvet , broutille, babiole |
| German | Flaum, Fluse, Fussel , aufplustern, aufschütteln , plustern |
| Portuguese | felpa, cotão , argueiro, ninharia , afofar |
| Spanish | pelusa , floro, floreo |
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.