flashpoint

noun

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"flashpoint" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flashpoint” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,293
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of flash point.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flashpoint · flashpoint · English

flashpoint · rank #35,293 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,293
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flappy

Nearest frequency peer: flappy (-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 “flashpoint”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flashpoint” 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
Key facts for flashpoint
PropertyValue
Headwordflashpoint
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,293
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flashpoint”

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).flashpointlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “flappy” (#35,292), “Flaherty” (#35,291), “flopping” (#35,295). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flashpoint” is #35,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around flashpoint, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,293 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of flash point.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for flashpoint, with forms such as "falshpoint", "fflashpoint", and "flahspoint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From flash + point. The correct English form is flashpoint, spelled F-L-A-S-H-P-O-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of flash point.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how flashpoint appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Chances came and went at both ends before the flashpoint involving Vardy and Nasri, who took an age to leave the pitch after Daniele Orsato, the Italian referee, brandished a red card.
  2. In a match which contained several flashpoints in the crowd, including loud jeering when England's players took the knee before kick-off, objects being thrown and racist chanting, they came through a mediocre first half to take total control after the break and run out easy winners.

Etymology

From flash + point.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falshpoint
  • fflashpoint
  • flahspoint
  • flashhpoint
  • flashopint
  • flashpiont
  • flashpoinnt
  • flashpointt
  • flashpoitn
  • flashponit
  • flashppoint
  • flasphoint
  • flasshpoint
  • fllashpoint
  • flsahpoint
  • lfashpoint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flashpoint - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

falshpoint2fflashpoint1flahspoint2flashhpoint1flashopint2flashpiont2flashpoinnt1flashpointt1
Edit distance from "flashpoint"

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 "flashpoint"?
"flashpoint" is spelled F-L-A-S-H-P-O-I-N-T.
What does "flashpoint" mean?
As a noun, "flashpoint" means: Alternative form of flash point.
What are common misspellings of "flashpoint"?
Common misspellings include "falshpoint", "fflashpoint", "flahspoint", "flashhpoint", "flashopint". The correct spelling is "flashpoint".
What is the origin of the word "flashpoint"?
From flash + point. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list