flute
/flu(ː)t/noun, verb
flute is spelled F-L-U-T-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flute means “A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flute is flutes.
How many letters and syllables are in flute?
| Letters | 5: F-L-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 flute?
Flute appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 flute?
- /flu(ː)t/
Flute has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flute.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flute
- flutes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fluting participle, present
- fluted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
- 2
colloquialA recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
- 3
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
- 4
A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
- 5
A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
- 6
A long French bread roll, baguette.
- 7
An organ stop with a flute-like sound.
- 8
A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc.
- 9
A kind of flyboat; a storeship.
verb
- 1
To play on a flute.
- 2
To make a flutelike sound.
- 3
To utter with a flutelike sound.
- 4
To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate flute?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of flute: Fl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flûte , flûte à champagne , dent , cannelure , flûter , siffler |
| German | Flöte, Querflöte , Schaumweinglas, Sektglas, Champagnerglas, Tulpenglas |
| Portuguese | flauta , flute , caneladura, canelura , ranhura |
| Spanish | flauta, flauta travesera , copa de flauta , acanaladura, estría |
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 flute come from?
From Middle English fleute, floute, flote, from Old French flaute, fleüte, from Old Provençal flaüt, of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).