flash mob
\flaʃ mɔb\
The verdict
“flash mob” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - variante orthographique de flashmob
Corpus desk
Index FR-flash-mob · flash mob · French
flash mob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | flash mob |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flaʃ mɔb\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flash mob » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flash mob is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flaʃ mɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "variante orthographique de flashmob".
No generated misspelling entries exist for flash mob in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 flash mob, spelled F-L-A-S-H- -M-O-B.
Definition
- 1variante orthographique de flashmob
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flash mob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les clients d’un supermarché de Pretoria ont été témoins d’un drôle d’évènement mercredi. Un flash mob, mobilisation de personnes dans un lieu public, a eu lieu en plein milieu du magasin. La chaine du supermarché a expliqué vouloir rendre hommage à Nelson Mandela, deux jours après son décès.
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.