flacos

[ˈflakos]

/[ˈflakos]/ adj

The verdict

“flacos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,875 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#24,875
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de flaco.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flacos vs focos
67% similar
flacos vs flags
67% similar
flacos vs flujos
67% similar

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

Key facts for flacos
PropertyValue
Headwordflacos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈflakos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,875
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flacos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flacos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for flacos is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflakos]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,875 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de flaco.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for flacos, with forms such as "falcos", "fflacos", and "flaccos". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "focos", "flags", "flujos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is flacos, spelled F-L-A-C-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de flaco.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: falcos,fflacos,flaccos,flacoss,flacso,flaocs,flcaos,fllacos,lfacos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

falcos2fflacos1flaccos1flacoss1flacso2flaocs2flcaos2fllacos1
Edit distance from "flacos"

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 "flacos"?
"flacos" is spelled F-L-A-C-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflakos].
What does "flacos" mean?
As an adjective, "flacos" means: Forma del plural de flaco.
What words are commonly confused with "flacos"?
"flacos" is commonly confused with "focos", "flags", "flujos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flacos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flacos" is [ˈflakos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flacos" come from?
"flacos" 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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Using “flacos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-L-A-C-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈflakos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “focos” - see the side-by-side comparison. flacos vs focos
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list