# flotilla

> English word · Noun · IPA /floʊˈtɪlə/ · frequency rank #34,060

## Definitions
1. A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
2. A small group of things or people
3. A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.

## Etymology
From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.

## Common misspellings (10)
`fflotilla`, `fllotilla`, `floitlla`, `flotila`, `flotilal`, `flotlila`, `flottilla`, `fltoilla`, `foltilla`, `lfotilla`

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