flatiron

Name: flatiron, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“flatiron” is uncommon English (frequency #61,471 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,471
frequency rank, English: 18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.

Key facts for flatiron
Property	Value
Headword	flatiron
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#61,471
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flatiron” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flatiron lands here:

#61,471

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flatiron is uncommon English at frequency #61,471 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for flatiron in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From flat + iron. The correct English form is flatiron, spelled F-L-A-T-I-R-O-N.

Definition

1
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
2
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
3
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
4
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
5
Ellipsis of flat iron steak.

Etymology

From flat + iron.

Synonyms

straightener

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 "flatiron"?

"flatiron" is spelled F-L-A-T-I-R-O-N.

What does "flatiron" mean?

As a noun, "flatiron" means: A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.

What is the origin of the word "flatiron"?

From flat + iron. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “flatiron”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is F-L-A-T-I-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.