# flatulence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/ · frequency rank #48,239

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. The release of such gas; breaking wind.

## Etymology
From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`faltulence`, `fflatulence`, `flatluence`, `flattulence`, `flatuelnce`, `flatulance`, `flatulecne`, `flatulencce`, `flatulenec`, `flatulennce`, `flatullence`, `flatulnece`, `flautlence`, `fllatulence`, `fltaulence`, `lfatulence`

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