flanked

/flæŋkt/

//flæŋkt// adj

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"flanked" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flanked” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,358
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a particulary kind of flank.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flanked · flanked · English

flanked · rank #20,358 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,358
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fixation

Nearest frequency peer: fixation (-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 “flanked”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “flanked” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flanked vs flawed
71% similar
flanked vs flared
71% similar
flanked vs flashed
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flanked
PropertyValue
Headwordflanked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/flæŋkt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,358
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flanked”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).flankedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fixation” (#20,357), “flatter” (#20,359), “firepower” (#20,356). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flanked” is #20,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around flanked (IPA /flæŋkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,358 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having a particulary kind of flank.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flanked, with forms such as "falnked", "fflanked", and "flakned". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "flawed", "flared", "flashed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is flanked, spelled F-L-A-N-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a particulary kind of flank.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falnked
  • fflanked
  • flakned
  • flanekd
  • flankde
  • flankedd
  • flankked
  • flannked
  • fllanked
  • flnaked
  • lfanked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flanked - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

falnked2fflanked1flakned2flanekd2flankde2flankedd1flankked1flannked1
Edit distance from "flanked"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flanked"?
"flanked" is spelled F-L-A-N-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /flæŋkt/.
What does "flanked" mean?
As an adjective, "flanked" means: Having a particulary kind of flank.
What words are commonly confused with "flanked"?
"flanked" is commonly confused with "flawed", "flared", "flashed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flanked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flanked" is /flæŋkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flanked" come from?
"flanked" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "flanked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flatter#20,359flushed#20,360Genders#20,366granger#20,368

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gruesome11 variantsditched11 variantsdashing11 variantscoercion11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list