flic

\flik\

/\flik\/ noun

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The verdict

“flic” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,194
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flic · flic · French

flic · rank #6,194 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,194
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH figurent

Nearest frequency peer: figurent (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « flic »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « flic » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

flic vs foi
50% similar
flic vs fui
50% similar
flic vs FMI
0% similar

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

Key facts for flic
PropertyValue
Headwordflic
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flik\
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,194
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « flic »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).flicse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « figurent » (#6,193), « general » (#6,195), « fichiers » (#6,192). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flic » est au #6,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around flic (IPA \flik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,194 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for flic, with forms such as "fflic", "filc", and "flci". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foi", "fui", "FMI", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is flic, spelled F-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Policier.
  2. 2
    N’importe quel représentant des forces de l'ordre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s'déplace avec sa camionnette, en pépère, et son commerce aux yeux des flics c'est d'trimballer des peaux d'lapin.
  2. Il avait cependant assisté […] à une rafle sur les quais de tous les mendigots et clochards qu'une brigade de flics avait cernés.

This word in other languages

cop(English)poli(Español)Bulle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflic
  • filc
  • flci
  • flicc
  • fllic
  • lfic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fflic1filc2flci2flicc1fllic1lfic2
Edit distance from "flic"

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 "flic"?
"flic" is spelled F-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \flik\.
What does "flic" mean?
As a noun, "flic" means: Policier.
What words are commonly confused with "flic"?
"flic" is commonly confused with "foi", "fui", "FMI". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flic" is \flik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flic" come from?
"flic" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coco#6,172chou#6,171soif#6,243sain#6,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

guise6 variantsissues6 variantsjuive6 variantspourri6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list