flanco

/[ˈflãŋko]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,116

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

flanco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cada una de las dos partes laterales de un cuerpo considerándolo de frente. Pronounced [ˈflãŋko]. Often confused with franco and France.

Key facts for flanco
PropertyValue
Headwordflanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflãŋko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,116
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of flanco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for flanco is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflãŋko]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,116 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for flanco, with forms such as "falnco", "fflanco", and "flacno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "franco", "France", "Franca", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is flanco, spelled F-L-A-N-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las dos partes laterales de un cuerpo considerándolo de frente.
  2. 2
    Costado, lado de un buque o de un cuerpo de tropa (como de navío, batallón, escuadrón, etc.).
  3. 3
    Parte del baluarte que hace ángulo entrante con la cortina, y saliente con el frente.
  4. 4
    Cada uno de los dos muros que unen al recinto fortificado las caras de un baluarte.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: falnco,fflanco,flacno,flancco,flannco,flanoc,fllanco,flnaco,lfanco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for flanco

Misspelling Variants of "flanco"

falnco6fflanco7flacno6flancco7flannco7flanoc6fllanco7flnaco6
Misspelling Variants of "flanco"

Frequency rank: #19,116 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flanco"?
"flanco" is spelled F-L-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflãŋko].
What does "flanco" mean?
As a noun, "flanco" means: Cada una de las dos partes laterales de un cuerpo considerándolo de frente.
What words are commonly confused with "flanco"?
"flanco" is commonly confused with "franco", "France", "Franca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flanco" is [ˈflãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flanco" come from?
"flanco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.