# flooded vs fooled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flooded
*adjective · IPA /ˈflʌdɪd/ · frequency rank #9,750*
Filled with water from rain or rivers.

### fooled
*verb · IPA /fuːld/ · frequency rank #12,980*
simple past and past participle of fool

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