flustered
adjective, verb
flustered is spelled F-L-U-S-T-E-R-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flustered means “Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flustered?
| Letters | 9: F-L-U-S-T-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is flustered?
Flustered appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 flustered?
Flustered has 2 syllables (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).
Forms of flustered
- more flustered comparative
- most flustered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flustered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.
- 2
Emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
- 3
Mildly turned on, mildly horny.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of fluster
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flustered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense In a state of panic, being overwrought with confusion:
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.