# flees vs flier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flier
*adjective · frequency rank #31,989*
comparative form of fly: more fly

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