flambant neuf
\flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\
The verdict
“flambant neuf” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entièrement neuf ; tout à fait neuf.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flambant neuf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flambant neuf” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for flambant neuf is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Entièrement neuf ; tout à fait neuf.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flambant neuf, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is flambant neuf, spelled F-L-A-M-B-A-N-T- -N-E-U-F.
Definition
- 1Entièrement neuf ; tout à fait neuf.
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.
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Using “flambant neuf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-L-A-M-B-A-N-T- -N-E-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\ (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.