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flushed

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "flushed", 7-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "flushed" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "flushed" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

flushed is anEnglishadj. It means: Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc. Pronounced /flʌʃt/. Often confused with fused and fluted.

Key facts for flushed
PropertyValue
Headwordflushed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/flʌʃt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,360
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of flushed in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for flushed is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /flʌʃt/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,360 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for flushed, with forms such as "fflushed", "fllushed", and "flsuhed". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fused", "fluted", "flushes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is flushed, spelled F-L-U-S-H-E-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fflushed,fllushed,flsuhed,fluhsed,flusehd,flushde,flushedd,flushhed,flusshed,fulshed,lfushed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for flushed

Misspelling Variants of "flushed"

fflushed8fllushed8flsuhed7fluhsed7flusehd7flushde7flushedd8flushhed8
Misspelling Variants of "flushed"

Frequency rank: #20,360 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flushed"?
"flushed" is spelled F-L-U-S-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /flʌʃt/.
What does "flushed" mean?
As an adj, "flushed" means: Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "flushed"?
"flushed" is commonly confused with "fused", "fluted", "flushes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flushed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flushed" is /flʌʃt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flushed" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.