flapi

\fla.pi\

/\fla.pi\/ adj

The verdict

“flapi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extrêmement fatigué.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flapi · flapi · French

flapi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for flapi
PropertyValue
Headwordflapi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fla.pi\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flapi » en français

flapireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flapi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fla.pi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for flapi in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is flapi, spelled F-L-A-P-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extrêmement fatigué.
  2. 2
    Flasque, mou.
  3. 3
    (se dit d'un végétal) Flétri.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how flapi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Non, pas une fanfare, pas un harmonica pour égayer nos visages souillés et flapis sous le soleil livide qui tombait des verrières.
  2. 12 juin 43 – On commence par la chambre de maman qui a besoin d’être lessivée. J’attaque un des murs et maman l’autre. Mais c’est dix fois plus fatigant que ça n’en a l’air et je suis flapie avant d’en avoir frotté le premier tiers.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flapi"?
"flapi" is spelled F-L-A-P-I. The IPA pronunciation is \fla.pi\.
What does "flapi" mean?
As an adjective, "flapi" means: Extrêmement fatigué.
How do you pronounce "flapi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flapi" is \fla.pi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flapi" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list