# Falstaff vs flagstaff

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Falstaff
*noun · frequency rank #44,773*
A fat and jolly knight.

### flagstaff
*noun · IPA /ˈflæɡstæf/ · frequency rank #32,807*
A pole on which a flag is raised.

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