# fluorescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ · frequency rank #17,843

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to fluorescence.
2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
3. Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
4. Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.

## Etymology
From fluoresce + -ent.

## Easily confused with
- **fluorescence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fluorescence-vs-fluorescent)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ffluorescent`, `flluorescent`, `flourescent`, `fluoerscent`, `fluorecsent`, `fluoresccent`, `fluorescennt`, `fluorescentt`, `fluorescetn`, `fluorescnet`, `fluoresecnt`, `fluoresscent`, `fluorrescent`, `fluorsecent`, `fluroescent`, `fulorescent`, `lfuorescent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fluorescent