flaunting

adj

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"flaunting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flaunting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,398
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That flaunts; showy or gaudy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flaunting · flaunting · English

flaunting · rank #38,398 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,398
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flavoring

Nearest frequency peer: flavoring (+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 “flaunting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flaunting” 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).

flaunting vs fainting
78% similar

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

Key facts for flaunting
PropertyValue
Headwordflaunting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,398
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flaunting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).flauntinglands 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 “flavoring” (#38,399), “flirtatious” (#38,400), “Figueroa” (#38,395). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flaunting” is #38,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around flaunting, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,398 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That flaunts; showy or gaudy.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for flaunting, with forms such as "falunting", "fflaunting", and "flanuting". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fainting", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is flaunting, spelled F-L-A-U-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That flaunts; showy or gaudy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falunting
  • fflaunting
  • flanuting
  • flaunitng
  • flaunnting
  • flauntign
  • flauntingg
  • flauntinng
  • flauntnig
  • flauntting
  • flautning
  • fllaunting
  • fluanting
  • lfaunting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flaunting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

falunting2fflaunting1flanuting2flaunitng2flaunnting1flauntign2flauntingg1flauntinng1
Edit distance from "flaunting"

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 "flaunting"?
"flaunting" is spelled F-L-A-U-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "flaunting" mean?
As an adjective, "flaunting" means: That flaunts; showy or gaudy.
What words are commonly confused with "flaunting"?
"flaunting" is commonly confused with "fainting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "flaunting" come from?
"flaunting" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flavoring#38,399Frankfort#38,403Esmeralda#38,390enzymatic#38,388

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

esophageal14 variantsgenerative14 variantsgentleness14 variantsglobalist14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list