Which to use
“FLOPS” and “flows” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,600
- “FLOPS” frequency rank
- #5,682
- “flows” frequency rank
- 25282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | FLOPS | flows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One flop per second. | plural of flow |
Letter map: FLOPS vs flows
Shared letters muted; letters that set FLOPS and flows apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: FLOPS and flows
FLOPS and flows are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - p in “FLOPS” becomes w in “flows”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
FLOPS is recorded at frequency rank #19,600, classified as anoun. flows is at rank #5,682, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fləʊz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25282, this pair ranks #395,493 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of FLOPS vs flows
Shared letters: flos. Private to "FLOPS": p. Private to "flows": w.
"FLOPS" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "flows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "FLOPS" and "flows". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "FLOPS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,493 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "FLOPS" and "flows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flog vs FLOPS". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #395,493 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.