# flanked vs flocked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flocked
*verb · frequency rank #32,402*
simple past and past participle of flock

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