# flood vs foot

> 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.

### foot
*noun · IPA /fʊt/ · frequency rank #1,426*
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

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