Flavio

name

The verdict

“Flavio” is uncommon French (frequency #59,296 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,296
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flavio · Flavio · French

Flavio · rank #59,296 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,296
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flamingo

Nearest frequency peer: flamingo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Flavio »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Flavio » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flavio
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlavio
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Flavio » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Flaviotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « flamingo » (#59,295), « flamants » (#59,294), « fongicides » (#59,299). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Flavio » est au #59,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flavio is uncommon French at frequency #59,296 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flavio, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Flavio, spelled F-L-A-V-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Cette tentative absurde d’imposer la volonté par la force ne prévaudra pas », a averti le nouveau ministre de la Justice, Flavio Dino, dans un message sur Twitter.
  2. Des personnes viennent de Paris, du Nord-Pas-de-Calais ou même de Suisse, commente Flavio Oliveira, l’un des propriétaires des lieux.

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 "Flavio"?
"Flavio" is spelled F-L-A-V-I-O.
What does "Flavio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Flavio" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Flavio" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Flavio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list