flink
\flɪŋk\
The verdict
“flink” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Rapide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-flink · flink · French
flink · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flink |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \flɪŋk\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
flink is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \flɪŋk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for flink in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is flink, spelled F-L-I-N-K.
Definition
- 1Rapide.
- 2Agile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flink appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist flink wie ein Wiesel.
Reglos wartet das Ei, während das freibewegliche, flinke, winzige Spermium die Ungeduld und Unruhe der Existenz symbolisiert.
Antonyms
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.