# flicks vs flies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flicks
*verb · IPA /flɪks/ · frequency rank #26,090*
third-person singular simple present indicative of flick

### flies
*noun · IPA /flaɪz/ · frequency rank #6,142*
plural of fly

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