flush

\flœʃ\

/\flœʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“flush” is uncommon French (frequency #54,594 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,594
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Main contenant cinq cartes de la même couleur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flush · flush · French

flush · rank #54,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,594
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH FLAC

Nearest frequency peer: FLAC (-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 « flush »

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 « flush » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flush
PropertyValue
Headwordflush
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flœʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « flush » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).flushtombe 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: « FLAC » (#54,593), « follicules » (#54,595), « fla » (#54,592). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flush » est au #54,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flush is uncommon French at frequency #54,594 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \flœʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for flush in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is flush, spelled F-L-U-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Main contenant cinq cartes de la même couleur.
  2. 2
    Rougissement du visage.
  3. 3
    Vidage d’une mémoire cache.

Synonyms

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 "flush"?
"flush" is spelled F-L-U-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is \flœʃ\.
What does "flush" mean?
As a noun, "flush" means: Main contenant cinq cartes de la même couleur.
How do you pronounce "flush"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flush" is \flœʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flush" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list