# flamethrower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfleɪmˌθɹəʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #44,787

## Definitions
1. A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
2. Someone who is extremely good at throwing or shooting balls.

## Etymology
From flame + thrower, calque of German Flammenwerfer.

## Common misspellings (19)
`falmethrower`, `fflamethrower`, `flaemthrower`, `flamehtrower`, `flamethhrower`, `flamethorwer`, `flamethroewr`, `flamethrowerr`, `flamethrowre`, `flamethrowwer`, `flamethrrower`, `flamethrwoer`, `flametrhower`, `flametthrower`, `flammethrower`, `flamtehrower`, `fllamethrower`, `flmaethrower`, `lfamethrower`

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