flott

\flɔt\

/\flɔt\/ adj

The verdict

“flott” 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(ment).

Corpus desk

Index FR-flott · flott · French

flott · 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.

Key facts for flott
PropertyValue
Headwordflott
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\flɔt\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flott » en français

flottreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flott is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \flɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

flott doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is flott, spelled F-L-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rapide(ment).
  2. 2
    Joli, qui a de l'allant / de l'allure, qui a du chien
  3. 3
    Chic, à la mode, décontracté.
  4. 4
    Pour un bateau, une voiture etc. Qui avance bien. Pour une personne A l'aise
  5. 5
    Cool, nonchalant (caractérise un comportement).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kellner arbeitet ja flott. - Ce serveur travaille vraiment vite, il est dégourdi
  2. Die Arbeit geht flott voran. - Le travail avance vite

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flott"?
"flott" is spelled F-L-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is \flɔt\.
What does "flott" mean?
As an adjective, "flott" means: Rapide(ment).
How do you pronounce "flott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flott" is \flɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flott" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list