fleck

\flɛk\

/\flɛk\/ verb

The verdict

“fleck” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de flecken.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fleck · fleck · French

fleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 fleck
PropertyValue
Headwordfleck
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\flɛk\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fleck » en français

fleckreste 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

fleck is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \flɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de flecken.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fleck, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fleck, spelled F-L-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de flecken.

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 "fleck"?
"fleck" is spelled F-L-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \flɛk\.
What does "fleck" mean?
As a verb, "fleck" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de flecken.
How do you pronounce "fleck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fleck" is \flɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fleck" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list