# flirt vs flirty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flirt
*noun · IPA /flɜːt/ · frequency rank #14,539*
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion

### flirty
*adjective · IPA /ˈflɜːti/ · frequency rank #27,838*
Flirting, or seeming to flirt.

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