flak

Other forms of flak

plural

flaks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flak

What does flak mean?

flak means "a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flak?

flak has 1 syllable: flak. In IPA it is /ˈflæk/.

What is another word for flak?

Close synonyms include flak catcher, flack catcher, flack, fire, attack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flak a common word?

flak is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with flak?

1 word rhymes with flak. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.