flamboyer
\flɑ̃.bwa.je\
The verdict
“flamboyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter une flamme brillante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flamboyer · flamboyer · French
flamboyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | flamboyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.bwa.je\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flamboyer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flamboyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \flɑ̃.bwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
flamboyer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is flamboyer, spelled F-L-A-M-B-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Jeter une flamme brillante.
- 2Briller comme une flamme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flamboyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis, dans le lointain, l'élégante lanterne des Invalides flamboie entre les masses bleuâtres du Luxembourg et les tours grises de Saint-Sulpice.
Cependant les mots : « Je fuis… là où je me retire… adieu, mon cher père… », se détachèrent enfin de la lettre et flamboyèrent devant ses yeux, comme s’ils avaient été tracés en caractères de feu.
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.