flâmula

noun

The verdict

“flâmula” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,748 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,748
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bandeira triangular

Key facts for flâmula
PropertyValue
Headwordflâmula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flâmula” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flâmula lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flâmula is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,748 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bandeira triangular".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for flâmula, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is flâmula, spelled F-L-Â-M-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    bandeira triangular

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "flâmula"?
"flâmula" is spelled F-L-Â-M-U-L-A.
What does "flâmula" mean?
As a noun, "flâmula" means: bandeira triangular
What language does "flâmula" come from?
"flâmula" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “flâmula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-L-Â-M-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list