# flor vs flu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flor
*noun · frequency rank #39,816*
A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.

### flu
*noun · IPA /fluː/ · frequency rank #7,564*
Influenza.

## Source
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