# flung vs flute

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flung
*verb · IPA /ˈflʌŋ/ · frequency rank #18,828*
simple past and past participle of fling

### flute
*noun · IPA /flu(ː)t/ · frequency rank #14,541*
A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.

## Source
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