# flared vs flashed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flashed
*verb · IPA /flæʃt/ · frequency rank #18,311*
simple past and past participle of flash

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