# flagged vs flared

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flared
*verb · IPA /flɛəd/ · frequency rank #24,754*
simple past and past participle of flare

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