Which to use
“faked” and “flaked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,307
- “faked” frequency rank
- #49,922
- “flaked” frequency rank
- 68229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faked | flaked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fake | simple past and past participle of flake |
Where the eye mixes faked and flaked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between faked and flaked
A purely visual mix-up. faked (/feɪkt/) and flaked (/fleɪkt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faked is recorded at frequency rank #18,307, classified as averb, pronounced /feɪkt/. flaked is at rank #49,922, tagged as averb, pronounced /fleɪkt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68229, this pair ranks #59,826 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faked vs flaked
Shared letters: adefk. Private to "faked": -. Private to "flaked": l.
"faked" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "flaked" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faked" and "flaked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faked" or "flaked"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "faked" and "flaked" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flaked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,826 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faked" and "flaked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaked vs flamed". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,826 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.