# fleck vs flew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flew
*verb · IPA /fluː/ · frequency rank #5,497*
simple past of fly

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