flak

\ˈflakː\

/\ˈflakː\/ adj

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The verdict

“flak” is uncommon French (frequency #92,735 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,735
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flak · flak · French

flak · rank #92,735 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,735
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fioriture

Nearest frequency peer: fioriture (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « flak »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « flak » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flak
PropertyValue
Headwordflak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈflakː\
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flak » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.flaktombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « fioriture » (#92,734), « Flandin » (#92,736), « FINUL » (#92,733). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flak » est au #92,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flak is uncommon French at frequency #92,735 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈflakː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flak, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is flak, spelled F-L-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faible, épuisé.
  2. 2
    Vide, mou.
  3. 3
    Fade, terne.

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 "flak"?
"flak" is spelled F-L-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈflakː\.
What does "flak" mean?
As an adjective, "flak" means: Faible, épuisé.
How do you pronounce "flak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flak" is \ˈflakː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flak" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "flak", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

faya#92,726fase#92,724fris#92,757glop#92,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list