flâmula

noun

The verdict

“flâmula” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,748 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,748
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bandeira triangular

Corpus desk

Index PT-flamula · flâmula · Portuguese

flâmula · rank #78,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,748
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH focinheira

Nearest frequency peer: focinheira (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “flâmula”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “flâmula” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for flâmula
PropertyValue
Headwordflâmula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “flâmula” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.flâmulacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “focinheira” (#78,749), “folhear” (#78,754), “fonógrafo” (#78,756). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “flâmula” fica em #78,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flâmula is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,748 among 853 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how flâmula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 26 poetas hoje

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "flâmula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list