flanquer
\flɑ̃.ke\
The verdict
“flanquer” is an uncommon French word, ranked #69,092 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #69,092
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Construire, élever la partie d’une fortification qui en voit une autre et qui lui sert de défense.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flanquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \flɑ̃.ke\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flanquer” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for flanquer is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \flɑ̃.ke\. Corpus data places it at rank #69,092 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for flanquer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is flanquer, spelled F-L-A-N-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Construire, élever la partie d’une fortification qui en voit une autre et qui lui sert de défense.
- 2Être en cette situation, en parlant des ouvrages ainsi disposés et de la partie d’une fortification ainsi disposée.
- 3Garnir sur le flanc, les flancs.
- 4Placer en flanc, à côté de quelque chose, en parlant d’objets.
- 5Se placer sur le flanc d’un régiment, d’une division, d’un corps d’armée pour le protéger.
- 6Le participe passé se dit en parlant d’une personne accompagnée souvent d’une autre.
- 7Pals, arbres et autres figures qui en ont d’autres à leur côté.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “flanquer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-L-A-N-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \flɑ̃.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.