# flees vs flexed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flexed
*adjective · IPA /flɛkst/ · frequency rank #38,840*
Bent.

## Source
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