# fakes vs flakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fakes
*noun · IPA /feɪks/ · frequency rank #21,513*
plural 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fakes-vs-flakes