# flammable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflæməbəl/ · frequency rank #23,271

## Definitions
1. Capable of burning.
2. Easily set on fire.
3. Easily set on fire.
4. Very likely to cause fighting or controversy; extremely contentious.

## Etymology
Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant in a sense closely related to en-.

## Common misspellings (13)
`falmmable`, `fflammable`, `flamable`, `flamamble`, `flammabble`, `flammabel`, `flammablle`, `flammalbe`, `flammbale`, `flammible`, `fllammable`, `flmamable`, `lfammable`

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