flambard
\flɑ̃.baʁ\
The verdict
“flambard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui aime s'amuser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flambard · flambard · French
flambard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | flambard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.baʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flambard » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flambard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \flɑ̃.baʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
flambard doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is flambard, spelled F-L-A-M-B-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Qui aime s'amuser.
- 2Vêtu ou meublé avec plus de richesse que de goût. Tape à l'œil, de mauvais goût.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flambard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Flétrissez aussi le charlatanisme de ces pseudo-virtuoses qui ont obtenu des succès apocryphes à New-York ou en Californie, et qui, précédés de réputations flambardes, à base de réclame, escortés de notices abracadabrantes, viennent défigurer sur nos grandes scènes lyriques des partitions dont elles ridiculisent la majesté par les exagérations de leur sty…
Un décor flambard.
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.