flambant neuf
\flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\
The verdict
“flambant neuf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entièrement neuf ; tout à fait neuf.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flambant-neuf · flambant neuf · French
flambant neuf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | flambant neuf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
flambant neuf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \flɑ̃.bɑ̃ nœf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flambant neuf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On dit populairement en Franche-Comté, tout flambant neuf, pour dire entièrement, tout-à-fait neuf.
Elle avait une demi-douzaine de sœurs, habitait dans un achélème flambant neuf où se côtoyaient aussi bien des bénéficiaires de l’aide sociale que de petits fonctionnaires pistonnés qui avaient déménagé de bâtisses insalubres […].
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.