flavour

noun

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"flavour" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flavour” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,695
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - British standard spelling of flavor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flavour · flavour · English

flavour · rank #10,695 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,695
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH firstly

Nearest frequency peer: firstly (-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 “flavour”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flavour” 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).

flavour vs flour
71% similar
flavour vs flavoured
78% similar
flavour vs favor
71% similar

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

Key facts for flavour
PropertyValue
Headwordflavour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,695
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flavour”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).flavourlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “firstly” (#10,694), “flex” (#10,696), “faded” (#10,693). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flavour” is #10,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around flavour, anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,695 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "British standard spelling of flavor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for flavour, with forms such as "falvour", "fflavour", and "flaovur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "flour", "flavoured", "favor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is flavour, spelled F-L-A-V-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    British standard spelling of flavor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The flavour of this apple pie is delicious.
  2. Flavour was added to the pudding.

Synonyms

flavoursaporsmacksmakesmatchtaste

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falvour
  • fflavour
  • flaovur
  • flavoru
  • flavourr
  • flavuor
  • flavvour
  • fllavour
  • flvaour
  • lfavour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

falvour2fflavour1flaovur2flavoru2flavourr1flavuor2flavvour1fllavour1
Edit distance from "flavour"

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 "flavour"?
"flavour" is spelled F-L-A-V-O-U-R.
What does "flavour" mean?
As a noun, "flavour" means: British standard spelling of flavor.
What words are commonly confused with "flavour"?
"flavour" is commonly confused with "flour", "flavoured", "favor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "flavour" come from?
"flavour" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

firstly#10,694dilemma#10,678Lambert#10,718Madonna#10,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Ethiopia10 variantsclearer10 variantsmotives10 variantspatriot10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list