workflow

\wɔʁk.flo\

/\wɔʁk.flo\/ noun

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The verdict

“workflow” is uncommon French (frequency #79,860 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,860
frequency rank, French
27,995
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Flux d’informations et des tâches au sein d’une organisation.

Key facts for workflow
PropertyValue
Headwordworkflow
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wɔʁk.flo\
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “workflow” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). workflow lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

workflow is uncommon French at frequency #79,860 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \wɔʁk.flo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

workflow has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is workflow, spelled W-O-R-K-F-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flux d’informations et des tâches au sein d’une organisation.
  2. 2
    Flux des tâches qui contribuent à l'accomplissement d'un processus.
  3. 3
    Graphe définissant le processus d’un travail.

Synonyms

flux de travauxflux des travauxflux opérationnelflux de production

This word in other languages

workflow(English)

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 "workflow"?
"workflow" is spelled W-O-R-K-F-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is \wɔʁk.flo\.
What does "workflow" mean?
As a noun, "workflow" means: Flux d’informations et des tâches au sein d’une organisation.
How do you pronounce "workflow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "workflow" is \wɔʁk.flo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "workflow" come from?
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Using “workflow”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is W-O-R-K-F-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \wɔʁk.flo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list