# flowed vs followed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flowed
*verb · IPA /fləʊd/ · frequency rank #18,827*
simple past and past participle of flow

### followed
*verb · IPA /ˈfɒl.əʊd/ · frequency rank #946*
simple past and past participle of follow

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