# flor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,816

## Definitions
1. A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish flor. Doublet of fleur, flour, and flower.

## Easily confused with
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fo)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-for)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fly)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fox)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fur)
- **flu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-flu)
- **fog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fog)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foe)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foo)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fro)
- **fob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fob)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foy)
- **foi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foi)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-fou)
- **foh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foh)
- **from** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-from)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-four)
- **food** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-food)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-form)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-foot)

## Common misspellings (6)
`fflor`, `fllor`, `florr`, `flro`, `folr`, `lfor`

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