flama
[ˈflama]
The verdict
“flama” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,416 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,416
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Materia gaseosa en combustión, que emite luz o resplandor al elevarse de los cuerpos que arden o se queman en una atmósfera rica en oxígeno.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flama |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflama] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #48,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flama” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for flama is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflama]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,416 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for flama, with forms such as "falma", "fflama", and "flaam". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "flan", "flat", "forma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is flama, spelled F-L-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1Materia gaseosa en combustión, que emite luz o resplandor al elevarse de los cuerpos que arden o se queman en una atmósfera rica en oxígeno.
- 2Resplandor o reflejo del fuego o de una llama₁.
- 3Adorno que se ponía en algunos uniformes militares, especialmente en partes anteriores y superiores de la gorra (morrión o chacó).
- 4Calor muy fuerte en el ambiente, que sofoca.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: falma,fflama,flaam,flamma,fllama,flmaa,lfama
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flama - 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.
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.
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Using “flama”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-L-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈflama] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “flan” - see the side-by-side comparison. flama vs flan
- 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.