Flosse

\ˈflɔ.sə\

/\ˈflɔ.sə\/ noun

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The verdict

“Flosse” is uncommon French (frequency #80,221 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,221
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flosse · Flosse · French

Flosse · rank #80,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,221
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Florac

Nearest frequency peer: Florac (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Flosse »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Flosse » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlosse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈflɔ.sə\
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Flosse » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Flossetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Florac » (#80,220), « Flémalle » (#80,222), « Floirac » (#80,219). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Flosse » est au #80,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flosse is uncommon French at frequency #80,221 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈflɔ.sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Flosse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Flosse, spelled F-L-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nageoire, aileron.
  2. 2
    Palme pour la natation ou la plongée.
  3. 3
    Main, paluche, pince.
  4. 4
    Pied, arpion, pinceau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Haifischen werden oft bei lebendigem Leibe die Flossen abgeschnitten, um den Rohstoff für Haifischflossensuppe zu liefern.
  2. Die Flosse schütteln : serrer la pince.

Synonyms

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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 "Flosse"?
"Flosse" is spelled F-L-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈflɔ.sə\.
What does "Flosse" mean?
As a noun, "Flosse" means: Nageoire, aileron.
How do you pronounce "Flosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flosse" is \ˈflɔ.sə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Florac#80,220flashe#80,213finito#80,211filler#80,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list