# fling vs flying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fling
*noun · IPA /ˈflɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,826*
An act of throwing, often violently.

### flying
*adjective · IPA /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,997*
That flies or can fly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fling-vs-flying