flaco

adj

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The verdict

“flaco” is uncommon French (frequency #88,634 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,634
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maigre, qui a peu de chair.

Key facts for flaco
PropertyValue
Headwordflaco
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flaco” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flaco lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flaco is uncommon French at frequency #88,634 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

flaco doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is flaco, spelled F-L-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maigre, qui a peu de chair.
  2. 2
    Mou, faible sans forces, qui ne peut pas résister.
  3. 3
    Influençable, Se dit de l'esprit : qui peut facilement changer d'opinion, d'avis.
  4. 4
    Se dit d'un argument qui n'a pas de poids.

Synonyms

esqueléticodelgadofamélico

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flaco"?
"flaco" is spelled F-L-A-C-O.
What does "flaco" mean?
As an adjective, "flaco" means: Maigre, qui a peu de chair.
What language does "flaco" come from?
"flaco" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “flaco”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-L-A-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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