# Faye vs flake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Faye
*name · frequency rank #23,268*
A female given name, variant of Fay.

### flake
*noun · IPA /fleɪk/ · frequency rank #22,087*
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

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