# flanked vs flanker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flanker
*noun · IPA /ˈflæŋkə/ · frequency rank #42,137*
A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

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