# FLA vs flash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### FLA
*name · frequency rank #13,151*
Abbreviation of Florida: a state of the United States.

### flash
*verb · IPA /flæʃ/ · frequency rank #3,299*
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

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