# flood vs fluid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flood
*noun · IPA /flʌd/ · frequency rank #4,018*
An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

### fluid
*noun · IPA /ˈfluːɪd/ · frequency rank #4,946*
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

## Source
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