# fallow vs flow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fallow
*noun · IPA /ˈfæləʊ/ · frequency rank #35,715*
Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.

### flow
*noun · IPA /fləʊ/ · frequency rank #2,111*
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.

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