# Fleming vs Flemish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fleming
*noun · IPA /ˈflɛmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,719*
A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.

### Flemish
*adjective · IPA /ˈflɛmɪʃ/ · frequency rank #25,763*
Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.

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