flote

/[ˈflot̪e]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,710

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

flote is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de flotar Pronounced [ˈflot̪e]. Often confused with foto and flow.

Key facts for flote
PropertyValue
Headwordflote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈflot̪e]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,710
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for flote is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈflot̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,710 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for flote, with forms such as "fflote", "fllote", and "floet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "flow", "fome", 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 flote, spelled F-L-O-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de flotar
  2. 2
    La marea entrante.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de frotar
  4. 4
    Método de natación que consiste en que cuando un nadador está echado de espaldas con los pies estirados hacia fuera, viene otro que le coge por los pies y le empuja hacia delante.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fflote,fllote,floet,flotte,fltoe,folte,lfote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for flote

Misspelling Variants of "flote"

fflote6fllote6floet5flotte6fltoe5folte5lfote5
Misspelling Variants of "flote"

Frequency rank: #17,710 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flote"?
"flote" is spelled F-L-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈflot̪e].
What does "flote" mean?
As a noun, "flote" means: Acción o efecto de flotar
What words are commonly confused with "flote"?
"flote" is commonly confused with "foto", "flow", "fome". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flote" is [ˈflot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flote" come from?
"flote" 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.