# flee vs fly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fly
*noun · IPA /flaɪ/ · frequency rank #1,827*
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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