# fleck vs fled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fleck
*noun · IPA /flɛk/ · frequency rank #48,748*
A flake.

### fled
*verb · IPA /ˈflɛd/ · frequency rank #6,573*
simple past and past participle of flee

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleck-vs-fled