# flair

> English word · Noun · IPA /flɛə̯/ · frequency rank #14,123

## Definitions
1. A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
2. Distinctive style or elegance.
3. Smell; odor.
4. Olfaction; sense of smell.

## Etymology
From Middle English flayre, from Old French flair (“scent, odour”), from flairier (“to reek, smell”), from Latin flāgrō, dissimilated variation of frāgrō (“emit a sweet smell”, verb). More at fragrant.

## Easily confused with
- **flat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flat)
- **flip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flip)
- **flaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flaw)
- **flap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flap)
- **flak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flak)
- **flax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flax)
- **flor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flor)
- **floor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-floor)
- **flash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flash)
- **fluid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-fluid)
- **flame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flame)
- **flour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flour)
- **flank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flank)
- **flare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flare)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flyer)
- **flirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flirt)
- **frail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-frail)
- **flake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flake)
- **flaps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flaps)
- **flask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flair-vs-flask)

## Common misspellings (7)
`falir`, `fflair`, `flairr`, `flari`, `fliar`, `fllair`, `lfair`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flair