flama

Name: flama, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈflama]

/[ˈflama]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“flama” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,416
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,333
“F” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-flama · flama · Spanish

flama · rank #48,416 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,416
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 2,333
PHOTO-FINISH finlandeses

Nearest frequency peer: finlandeses (-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.

fiebres

51,587
finlandeses

51,586
flama

51,585
fluorescente

51,584
fora

51,583
forcejeo

51,582

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

flama vs flan

60% similar

flama vs flat

60% similar

flama vs forma

60% similar

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

Key facts for flama
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)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “flama”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.flamacae aquí:

#48,416

#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 “finlandeses” (#48,415), “fluorescente” (#48,417), “fiebres” (#48,414). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “flama” va en #48,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around flama (IPA [ˈflama]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,416 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
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.
2
Resplandor o reflejo del fuego o de una llama₁.
3
Adorno que se ponía en algunos uniformes militares, especialmente en partes anteriores y superiores de la gorra (morrión o chacó).
4
Calor muy fuerte en el ambiente, que sofoca.

Synonyms

llama bochorno

This word in other languages

flame(English)Flamme(Deutsch)

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.

Edit distance from "flama"

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 "flama"?

"flama" is spelled F-L-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflama].

What does "flama" mean?

As a noun, "flama" means: 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.

What words are commonly confused with "flama"?

"flama" is commonly confused with "flan", "flat", "forma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "flama"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flama" is [ˈflama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "flama" come from?

"flama" 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 "flama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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