# Flo vs floss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Flo
*name · IPA /fləʊ/ · frequency rank #19,599*
A diminutive of the female given names Florence or Flora.

### floss
*noun · IPA /flɒs/ · frequency rank #22,974*
A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

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