flaco

[ˈflako]

/[ˈflako]/ adj

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The verdict

“flaco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,679
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escaso de carnes y grasa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-flaco · flaco · Spanish

flaco · rank #6,679 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,679
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH foco

Nearest frequency peer: foco (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “flaco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “flaco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

flaco vs flo
60% similar
flaco vs foco
60% similar
flaco vs flan
60% similar

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

Key facts for flaco
PropertyValue
Headwordflaco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈflako]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,679
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “flaco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).flacocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “foco” (#6,680), “fantástico” (#6,677), “franquicia” (#6,681). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “flaco” va en #6,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around flaco (IPA [ˈflako]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,679 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for flaco, with forms such as "falco", "fflaco", and "flacco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "flo", "foco", "flan", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is flaco, spelled F-L-A-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escaso de carnes y grasa.
  2. 2
    Escaso de fuerzas, vigor o solidez.
  3. 3
    Dicho de ideas o emociones, de poca solidez y consistencia.

Synonyms

magroescuálidodelgadosecoenjutodemacradodébilflojoendebleflácidomacilento

Antonyms

gordoobesofuertesólidofirme

This word in other languages

thin(English)mince(Français)dünn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falco
  • fflaco
  • flacco
  • flaoc
  • flcao
  • fllaco
  • lfaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flaco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

falco2fflaco1flacco1flaoc2flcao2fllaco1lfaco2
Edit distance from "flaco"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flaco"?
"flaco" is spelled F-L-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflako].
What does "flaco" mean?
As an adjective, "flaco" means: Escaso de carnes y grasa.
What words are commonly confused with "flaco"?
"flaco" is commonly confused with "flo", "foco", "flan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flaco" is [ˈflako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flaco" come from?
"flaco" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Félix#6,682diosa#6,655nazis#6,706cagar#6,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ironía7 variantsaltar7 variantstuits7 variantstrigo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list