# flexed vs flowed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flowed
*verb · IPA /fləʊd/ · frequency rank #18,827*
simple past and past participle of flow

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flexed-vs-flowed