cash flow

\kaʃ flo\

/\kaʃ flo\/ noun

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The verdict

“cash flow” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écart entre les recettes et les dépenses générées par une activité.

Key facts for cash flow
PropertyValue
Headwordcash flow
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʃ flo\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cash flow” sits in French frequency

cash flow falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cash flow is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʃ flo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Écart entre les recettes et les dépenses générées par une activité.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cash flow, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cash flow, spelled C-A-S-H- -F-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écart entre les recettes et les dépenses générées par une activité.

Synonyms

flux de caisseflux de trésorerie

This word in other languages

cash flow(English)fluxo de caixa(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cash flow"?
"cash flow" is spelled C-A-S-H- -F-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʃ flo\.
What does "cash flow" mean?
As a noun, "cash flow" means: Écart entre les recettes et les dépenses générées par une activité.
How do you pronounce "cash flow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cash flow" is \kaʃ flo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cash flow" come from?
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Using “cash flow”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-S-H- -F-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kaʃ flo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list