flétri
\fle.tʁi\
The verdict
“flétri” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a séché, qui a perdu sa fraîcheur, en parlant des pétales d’une fleur ou d’un autre végétal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fletri · flétri · French
flétri · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | flétri |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fle.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
flétri is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fle.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for flétri, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is flétri, spelled F-L-É-T-R-I.
Definition
- 1Qui a séché, qui a perdu sa fraîcheur, en parlant des pétales d’une fleur ou d’un autre végétal.
- 2Qui porte les signes de dégradation de l’âge, en parlant de la peau d’une personne.
- 3Qui a subi un outrage, un déshonneur, une atteinte à sa dignité et en ressent encore les conséquences.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flétri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les heures voluptueuses gisent dans le passé, comme la dépouille rousse des bois flétris.
Les feuilles étaient devenues jaunes et flétries.
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.