flavor

/ˈfleɪvə/

//ˈfleɪvə// noun

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"flavor" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flavor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,687
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flavor · flavor · English

flavor · rank #6,687 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,687
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH finale

Nearest frequency peer: finale (-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 “flavor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flavor” 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).

flavor vs flor
67% similar
flavor vs floor
67% similar
flavor vs flavour
86% similar

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

Key facts for flavor
PropertyValue
Headwordflavor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfleɪvə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,687
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flavor”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).flavorlands 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 “finale” (#6,686), “extending” (#6,685), “freaking” (#6,689). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flavor” is #6,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around flavor (IPA /ˈfleɪvə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,687 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for flavor, with forms such as "falvor", "fflavor", and "flaovr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "flor", "floor", "flavour", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“blower”), … The correct English form is flavor, spelled F-L-A-V-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
  2. 2
    Flavoring, a substance used to produce a taste.
  3. 3
    A variety (of taste) attributed to an object (food, candy, chewing gum, medicine, etc).
  4. 4
    The characteristic quality of something.
  5. 5
    A kind or type.
  6. 6
    Style.
  7. 7
    One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
  8. 8
    The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The flavor of this apple pie is delicious.
  2. Flavor was added to the pudding.

Etymology

From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“blower”), from flō, flāre (“to blow, puff”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”). Doublet of blow and bleat.

This word in other languages

sabor(Español)goût(Français)Geschmack(Deutsch)sabor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falvor
  • fflavor
  • flaovr
  • flavorr
  • flavro
  • flavvor
  • fllavor
  • flvaor
  • lfavor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flavor - 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.

falvor2fflavor1flaovr2flavorr1flavro2flavvor1fllavor1flvaor2
Edit distance from "flavor"

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 "flavor"?
"flavor" is spelled F-L-A-V-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfleɪvə/.
What does "flavor" mean?
As a noun, "flavor" means: The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
What words are commonly confused with "flavor"?
"flavor" is commonly confused with "flor", "floor", "flavour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flavor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flavor" is /ˈfleɪvə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "flavor"?
From Middle English flavour meaning “smell, odour”, usually pleasing, borrowed from Old French flaour (“smell, odour”) (cfr. Sicilian ciàguru, its etymology and semantic), from Vulgar Latin *flātor (“odour, that which blows”), from Latin flātor (“... 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 "flavor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

finale#6,686gloves#6,690harper#6,691donate#6,675

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

creepy9 variantsjoking9 variantsnewest9 variantsbrooks9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list