# flagged vs flanked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flagged
*verb · IPA /flæɡd/ · frequency rank #19,337*
simple past and past participle of flag

### flanked
*adjective · IPA /flæŋkt/ · frequency rank #20,358*
Having a particulary kind of flank.

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