flageolet
\fla.ʒɔ.lɛ\
The verdict
“flageolet” 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 September 3, 2026) - Famille de flute à bec possédant un ou plusieurs tuyaux percés et quelquefois munie de clefs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flageolet · flageolet · French
flageolet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flageolet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fla.ʒɔ.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
flageolet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fla.ʒɔ.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for flageolet, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is flageolet, spelled F-L-A-G-E-O-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Famille de flute à bec possédant un ou plusieurs tuyaux percés et quelquefois munie de clefs.
- 2Jeu d’orgue aigu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flageolet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] j’entendais le bruit mat du tambour sur lequel l’homme frappait, le son aigu du flageolet dans lequel il soufflait.
Oh ! les chastes églogues ! Oh ! les idylles chantées par les poètes ! Oh ! les paysanneries enrubannées et naïves qui défilent, conduites par la muse de Mme Deshoulières, au son des flageolets et des tambourins !
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.