flétri
\fle.tʁi\
The verdict
“flétri” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a séché, qui a perdu sa fraîcheur, en parlant des pétales d’une fleur ou d’un autre végétal.
| 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) |
Where “flétri” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for flétri is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fle.tʁi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “flétri”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-L-É-T-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fle.tʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.