flauta

/ˈflaw.tɐ/

//ˈflaw.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“flauta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,768 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#16,768
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - instrumento musical comprido e tubiforme de sopro sem palheta e com buracos

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

flauta vs fruta
67% similar
flauta vs flat
67% similar
flauta vs falta
67% similar

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

Key facts for flauta
PropertyValue
Headwordflauta
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈflaw.tɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,768
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flauta” 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). flauta lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for flauta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈflaw.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,768 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "instrumento musical comprido e tubiforme de sopro sem palheta e com buracos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for flauta, with forms such as "faluta", "fflauta", and "flatua". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fruta", "flat", "falta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is flauta, spelled F-L-A-U-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento musical comprido e tubiforme de sopro sem palheta e com buracos

Synonyms

frautapífaropífanopifre

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: faluta,fflauta,flatua,flauat,flautta,fllauta,fluata,lfauta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

faluta2fflauta1flatua2flauat2flautta1fllauta1fluata2lfauta2
Edit distance from "flauta"

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 "flauta"?
"flauta" is spelled F-L-A-U-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈflaw.tɐ/.
What does "flauta" mean?
As a noun, "flauta" means: instrumento musical comprido e tubiforme de sopro sem palheta e com buracos
What words are commonly confused with "flauta"?
"flauta" is commonly confused with "fruta", "flat", "falta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "flauta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flauta" is /ˈflaw.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flauta" come from?
"flauta" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “flauta”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-L-A-U-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈflaw.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “fruta” - see the side-by-side comparison. flauta vs fruta
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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