flatulence
/ˈflæt͡ʃələns/
"flatulence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flatulence” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #48,239 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,239
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flatulence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #48,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flatulence” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for flatulence is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/. Corpus data places it at rank #48,239 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for flatulence, with forms such as "faltulence", "fflatulence", and "flatluence". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”). The correct English form is flatulence, spelled F-L-A-T-U-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
- 2The release of such gas; breaking wind.
Etymology
From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: faltulence,fflatulence,flatluence,flattulence,flatuelnce,flatulance,flatulecne,flatulencce,flatulenec,flatulennce,flatullence,flatulnece,flautlence,fllatulence,fltaulence,lfatulence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flatulence - 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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Using “flatulence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-L-A-T-U-L-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.