Which to use
“flag” and “flama” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,232
- “flag” frequency rank
- #48,416
- “flama” frequency rank
- 75648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flag | flama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variable que ouede tomar sólo dos valores posibles, que por lo general se indican mediante 1 (verdadero) y 0 (falso). | 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. |
Where the eye mixes flag and flama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flag vs flama
A purely visual mix-up. flag ([ˈflaɣ̞]) and flama ([ˈflama]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flag is recorded at frequency rank #27,232, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaɣ̞]. flama is at rank #48,416, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflama].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75648, this pair ranks #19,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flag vs flama
Shared letters: afl. Private to "flag": g. Private to "flama": m.
"flag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "flama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flag" and "flama" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "flag" or "flama" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "flag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flag" and "flama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flags vs flama". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #19,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.