Flemish

/ˈflɛmɪʃ/

//ˈflɛmɪʃ// adj

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

The verdict

“Flemish” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,763
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flande...

Corpus desk

Index EN-flemish · Flemish · English

Flemish · rank #25,763 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,763
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH foyer

Nearest frequency peer: foyer (+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 “Flemish”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Flemish” 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).

Flemish vs flesh
57% similar
Flemish vs fetish
57% similar
Flemish vs Fleming
71% similar

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

Key facts for Flemish
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlemish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈflɛmɪʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,763
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Flemish”

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).Flemishlands 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 “foyer” (#25,764), “filament” (#25,761), “fra” (#25,765). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Flemish” is #25,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Flemish (IPA /ˈflɛmɪʃ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,763 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flemish, with forms such as "felmish", "fflemish", and "fleimsh". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "flesh", "fetish", "Fleming", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders. The correct English form is Flemish, spelled F-L-E-M-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Belgian standard variety of the Dutch language.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to West Flemish, East Flemish and/or French Flemish dialects of Dutch.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But Wallonian legislators are blocking the changes, fearing that their power is eroding, that the Flemish are doing some legal ethnic cleansing and that a divided Belgium will end the subsidies that flow south from richer Flanders.
  2. […] 1302, in which Flemish farmers and civilians armed with goedendags stand in battle formation. The goedendags resemble long clubs, but they have a much wider beating ring around the top and it is possible that a daring combatant […]

Etymology

From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders.

This word in other languages

flamenco(Español)flamand(Français)flämisch(Deutsch)flamengo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • felmish
  • fflemish
  • fleimsh
  • flemihs
  • flemishh
  • flemissh
  • flemmish
  • flemsih
  • fllemish
  • flmeish
  • lfemish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

felmish2fflemish1fleimsh2flemihs2flemishh1flemissh1flemmish1flemsih2
Edit distance from "Flemish"

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 "Flemish"?
"Flemish" is spelled F-L-E-M-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflɛmɪʃ/.
What does "Flemish" mean?
As an adjective, "Flemish" means: Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flande...
What words are commonly confused with "Flemish"?
"Flemish" is commonly confused with "flesh", "fetish", "Fleming". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Flemish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flemish" is /ˈflɛmɪʃ/. 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 "Flemish"?
From Middle English flemmysshe, from Old English flēmisc, from Old Frisian flāmisk, derived from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current water”) and *-iskaz. Equivalent to English fleam + -ish. More at Flanders. 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 "Flemish", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fairest#25,760frigate#25,768Enfield#25,748gravely#25,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fuselage11 variantsillogical11 variantsCrockett11 variantslonesome11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list