flinguer

\flɛ̃.ɡe\

/\flɛ̃.ɡe\/ verb

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The verdict

“flinguer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,008
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuer avec une arme à feu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flinguer · flinguer · French

flinguer · rank #26,008 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,008
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flacons

Nearest frequency peer: flacons (-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 « flinguer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « flinguer » 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).

flinguer vs fringues
75% similar
flinguer vs flingues
88% similar
flinguer vs Finger
63% similar

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

Key facts for flinguer
PropertyValue
Headwordflinguer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\flɛ̃.ɡe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,008
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « flinguer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).flinguerse 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 « flacons » (#26,007), « forteresses » (#26,009), « ferraille » (#26,006). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flinguer » est au #26,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around flinguer (IPA \flɛ̃.ɡe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,008 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for flinguer, with forms such as "fflinguer", "filnguer", and "flignuer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fringues", "flingues", "Finger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 flinguer, spelled F-L-I-N-G-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuer avec une arme à feu.
  2. 2
    Se suicider avec une arme à feu.
  3. 3
    Agonir de manière méprisante ; rosser d'injures.
  4. 4
    Détruire, souvent par une mauvaise manipulation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À propos de gapettes et de bitos, on avait récemment lu un article dans lequel il était dit que les Texans avaient la manie de flinguer les zigs aux cheveux longs. Bien que nos cheveux ne pendouillassent pas jusqu’au milieu du dos, tout de même, vu la situation, il valait mieux qu’on se fît légèrement dégager la nuque.
  2. Que tu vas rentrer chez toi en chialant, tu vas demander à ta femme de te flinguer, elle sera acquittée parce qu’elle plaidera l’euthanasie.

Synonyms

descendredézinguerfumer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflinguer
  • filnguer
  • flignuer
  • flingeur
  • flingguer
  • flinguerr
  • flingure
  • flinnguer
  • flinuger
  • fllinguer
  • flniguer
  • lfinguer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flinguer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fflinguer1filnguer2flignuer2flingeur2flingguer1flinguerr1flingure2flinnguer1
Edit distance from "flinguer"

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 "flinguer"?
"flinguer" is spelled F-L-I-N-G-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \flɛ̃.ɡe\.
What does "flinguer" mean?
As a verb, "flinguer" means: Tuer avec une arme à feu.
What words are commonly confused with "flinguer"?
"flinguer" is commonly confused with "fringues", "flingues", "Finger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flinguer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flinguer" is \flɛ̃.ɡe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flinguer" come from?
"flinguer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fourneau#26,011friction#26,014existera#25,999Guichard#26,029

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

essayaient12 variantseffectuera12 variantsHeinrich12 variantsHelsinki12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list