flamenco
/fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/noun, verb
flamenco is spelled F-L-A-M-E-N-C-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flamenco means “A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flamenco is flamencos.
How many letters and syllables are in flamenco?
| Letters | 8: F-L-A-M-E-N-C-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is flamenco?
Flamenco appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce flamenco?
- UK /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/
Flamenco has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flamenco.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-flamenco.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flamenco
- flamencos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flamencoing participle, present
- flamencoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flamenco mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.
- 2
A song or dance performed in such a style.
verb
- 1
To dance flamenco.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flamenco in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, Spain:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does flamenco come from?
Borrowed from Spanish flamenco, from Middle Dutch vlaminc (“Fleming”) (> Dutch Vlaming).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).