flanco

/ˈflɐ̃.ku/

//ˈflɐ̃.ku// noun

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The verdict

“flanco” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,332
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lado (tanto em sentido geral como também especificamente em sentido militar e de anatomia)

Corpus desk

Index PT-flanco · flanco · Portuguese

flanco · rank #23,332 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,332
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH georgiano

Nearest frequency peer: georgiano (+11 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “flanco”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “flanco” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

flanco vs fraco
67% similar
flanco vs França
33% similar
flanco vs franco
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for flanco
PropertyValue
Headwordflanco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈflɐ̃.ku/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,332
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “flanco”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).flancocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “georgiano” (#23,343), “glândula” (#23,344), “estimulação” (#23,318). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “flanco” fica em #23,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around flanco (IPA /ˈflɐ̃.ku/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,332 among 853 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "lado (tanto em sentido geral como também especificamente em sentido militar e de anatomia)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for flanco, with forms such as "falnco", "fflanco", and "flacno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "fraco", "França", "franco", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 flanco, spelled F-L-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    lado (tanto em sentido geral como também especificamente em sentido militar e de anatomia)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Israel queria manter seu flanco norte calmo e reagia de forma bastante contida

Synonyms

costadoilhargalado

This word in other languages

side(English)lado(Español)côté(Français)Seite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falnco
  • fflanco
  • flacno
  • flancco
  • flannco
  • flanoc
  • fllanco
  • flnaco
  • lfanco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flanco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

falnco2fflanco1flacno2flancco1flannco1flanoc2fllanco1flnaco2
Edit distance from "flanco"

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 "flanco"?
"flanco" is spelled F-L-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflɐ̃.ku/.
What does "flanco" mean?
As a noun, "flanco" means: lado (tanto em sentido geral como também especificamente em sentido militar e de anatomia)
What words are commonly confused with "flanco"?
"flanco" is commonly confused with "fraco", "França", "franco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flanco" is /ˈflɐ̃.ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flanco" come from?
"flanco" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list