# flex vs fly

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### flex
*verb · IPA [flɛks] · frequency rank #19,574*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs flexen

### fly
*noun · IPA [flaɪ] · frequency rank #16,704*
Fliege

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/flex-vs-fly