flagornerie

\fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\

/\fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flatterie grossière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flagornerie · flagornerie · French

flagornerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for flagornerie
PropertyValue
Headwordflagornerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flagornerie » en français

flagorneriesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

flagornerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

flagornerie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is flagornerie, spelled F-L-A-G-O-R-N-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flatterie grossière.
  2. 2
    Flatterie servile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how flagornerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les flagorneries dédicatoires des écrivains louis-quatorziens aplatis sur les marches du trône paraissent aujourd'hui si délirantes, que nous nous interrogeons sur leur sincérité, voire leur lucidité.
  2. Flagorneries ! Foutaises ! Bon à rien ! Ectoplasme ! Quenouille !

This word in other languages

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 "flagornerie"?
"flagornerie" is spelled F-L-A-G-O-R-N-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\.
What does "flagornerie" mean?
As a noun, "flagornerie" means: Flatterie grossière.
How do you pronounce "flagornerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flagornerie" is \fla.ɡɔʁ.nə.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flagornerie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list