# flee vs flew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flee
*verb · IPA /fliː/ · frequency rank #9,469*
To run away; to escape.

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

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