# flees vs flew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flees
*verb · IPA /ˈfliːz/ · frequency rank #33,653*
third-person singular simple present indicative of flee

### 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/flees-vs-flew