# faked vs flakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faked
*verb · IPA /feɪkt/ · frequency rank #18,307*
simple past and past participle of fake

### flakes
*noun · IPA /ˈfleɪks/ · frequency rank #17,615*
plural of flake

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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