flamingo
/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
"flamingo" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flamingo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,794
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flamingo · flamingo · English
flamingo · rank #26,794 · 12 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,794
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH flamboyant
Nearest frequency peer: flamboyant (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “flamingo”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Finley
Finley
73,210 corpus weight
- flak
flak
73,209 corpus weight
- flamboyant
flamboyant
73,208 corpus weight
- flamingo
flamingo
73,207 corpus weight
- flutter
flutter
73,206 corpus weight
- foodie
foodie
73,205 corpus weight
What this shows “flamingo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flamingo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flamingo”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around flamingo (IPA /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,794 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for flamingo, with forms such as "falmingo", "fflamingo", and "flaimngo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "framing", "Fleming", "foaming", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Portuguese flamengo (“flamingo”) and Spanish flamenco (“flamingo”), which were adapted from Catalan flamenc (“flamingo”), of disputed ultimate origin in this sense. All three forms are used adjectivally as an ethnonym meaning 'Flemish' (of Germanic ori… The correct English form is flamingo, spelled F-L-A-M-I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
- 2A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flamingo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After Nakuru the light remains only long enough to see the Lake Nakuru, away to the south, with its fringe of pink flamingos, and as the darkness falls the old main line to Kisumu branches to the left.
Etymology
From Portuguese flamengo (“flamingo”) and Spanish flamenco (“flamingo”), which were adapted from Catalan flamenc (“flamingo”), of disputed ultimate origin in this sense. All three forms are used adjectivally as an ethnonym meaning 'Flemish' (of Germanic origin, cognate to English Fleming); Spanish flamenco refers also to a dance type. Compare also French flamant (“flamingo”). *The bird's name may derive from the ethnonym by an association of a ruddy complexion or hair color with the Flemings; this etymology is supported by Corominas. (In Spanish, flamenco can be used colloquially as an adjective meaning "robust, healthy-looking".) * Alternatively, the dance flamenco, the bird name, or both come from attaching the same Germanic-derived ending found in the ethnonym to the distinct root of Latin flamma (“flame”): i.e. Catalan flamenc has been analyzed as flama (“flame”) + -enc. Compare also Portuguese -engo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- falmingo
- fflamingo
- flaimngo
- flamigno
- flaminggo
- flaminngo
- flaminog
- flammingo
- flamnigo
- fllamingo
- flmaingo
- lfamingo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flamingo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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