flasher

\fla.ʃe\

/\fla.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“flasher” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #37,814 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#37,814
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire un éclair, un flash, un reflet particulièrement brillant.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flasher vs fraser
71% similar
flasher vs flashs
71% similar
flasher vs flatter
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flasher
PropertyValue
Headwordflasher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fla.ʃe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,814
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flasher” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flasher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for flasher is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fla.ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #37,814 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flasher, with forms such as "falsher", "fflasher", and "flahser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "fraser", "flashs", "flatter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is flasher, spelled F-L-A-S-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire un éclair, un flash, un reflet particulièrement brillant.
  2. 2
    Afficher une couleur très voyante.
  3. 3
    Photographier, prendre une photographie avec un appareil muni d’un flash.
  4. 4
    Prendre en flagrant délit d’excès de vitesse un conducteur, à l’aide d’un radar, d’un cinémomètre.
  5. 5
    Avoir un éclair, une sensation amoureuse ou simplement sexuelle, pour quelqu’un, être ébloui par cette personne.
  6. 6
    Mettre à jour le micrologiciel (ou firmware), contenu sur une mémoire flash.
  7. 7
    Scanner un flashcode.
  8. 8
    Effectuer un flash.

Synonyms

mitraillerphotographierprendre une photographie

This word in other languages

flash(English)blitzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: falsher,fflasher,flahser,flasehr,flasherr,flashher,flashre,flassher,fllasher,flsaher,lfasher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flasher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

falsher2fflasher1flahser2flasehr2flasherr1flashher1flashre2flassher1
Edit distance from "flasher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flasher"?
"flasher" is spelled F-L-A-S-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fla.ʃe\.
What does "flasher" mean?
As a verb, "flasher" means: Faire un éclair, un flash, un reflet particulièrement brillant.
What words are commonly confused with "flasher"?
"flasher" is commonly confused with "fraser", "flashs", "flatter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flasher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flasher" is \fla.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flasher" come from?
"flasher" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “flasher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-L-A-S-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fla.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fraser” - see the side-by-side comparison. flasher vs fraser
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list