Which to use
“flaked” and “flared” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,922
- “flaked” frequency rank
- #24,754
- “flared” frequency rank
- 74676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flaked | flared |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of flake | simple past and past participle of flare |
Where the eye mixes flaked and flared
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flaked vs flared
A purely visual mix-up. flaked (/fleɪkt/) and flared (/flɛəd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “flaked” becomes r in “flared”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flaked is recorded at frequency rank #49,922, classified as averb, pronounced /fleɪkt/. flared is at rank #24,754, tagged as averb, pronounced /flɛəd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74676, this pair ranks #35,599 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flaked vs flared
Shared letters: adefl. Private to "flaked": k. Private to "flared": r.
"flaked" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flaked" and "flared" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flaked" vs "flared" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "flaked" and "flared" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flaked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flared" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,599 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flaked" and "flared" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaked vs flamed". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #35,599 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.