# flake vs flaky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flaky
*adjective · IPA /ˈfleɪkiː/ · frequency rank #34,058*
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

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