Which to use
“flowed” is a verb and “flowered” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,827
- “flowed” frequency rank
- #36,561
- “flowered” frequency rank
- 55388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flowed | flowered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of flow | That has produced flowers. |
Letter map: flowed vs flowered
Shared letters muted; letters that set flowed and flowered apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - flowed and flowered
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: flowed is averb and floweredanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flowed is recorded at frequency rank #18,827, classified as averb, pronounced /fləʊd/. flowered is at rank #36,561, tagged as anadj.
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 55388, this pair ranks #133,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of flowed vs flowered
Shared letters: deflow. Private to "flowed": -. Private to "flowered": r.
"flowed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "flowered" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flowed" and "flowered" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "flowed" or "flowered" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "flowed" vs "flowered" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "flowed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flowered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flowed" and "flowered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flowered vs flowery". 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 #133,997 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.