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“flancos” and “flecos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,379
“flancos” frequency rank
#44,204
“flecos” frequency rank
72583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature flancos flecos
Definition Forma del plural de flanco. Detalles finales que resolver para la consecución de un trato o de un negocio.

Where the eye mixes flancos and flecos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
flancos
6 ch
flecos

Visual trap between flancos and flecos

A purely visual mix-up. flancos ([ˈflãŋkos]) and flecos ([ˈflekos]) 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 72583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

flancos is recorded at frequency rank #28,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈflãŋkos]. flecos is at rank #44,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflekos].

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 72583, this pair ranks #25,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of flancos vs flecos

Shared letters: cflos. Private to "flancos": an. Private to "flecos": e.

"flancos" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "flecos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • flancosfalncos · fflancos · flacnos · flanccos · flancoss · flancso · flanncos · flanocs
  • flecosfelcos · fflecos · flceos · fleccos · flecoss · flecso · fleocs · fllecos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "flancos" for "flecos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈflãŋkos] versus [ˈflekos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "flancos" vs "flecos" - which ranks higher?
"flancos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,379 in our Spanish list, against #44,204 for "flecos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "flancos" and "flecos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "flancos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "flecos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "flancos" and "flecos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flacas vs flecos". 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 #25,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list