# flew

> English word · Verb · IPA /fluː/ · frequency rank #5,497

## Definitions
1. simple past of fly

## Etymology
From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).

## Easily confused with
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fw)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fly)
- **flu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flu)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-foe)
- **Flo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flo)
- **FTW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-ftw)
- **FTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fte)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-free)
- **fuel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fuel)
- **flow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flow)
- **Fred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fred)
- **flip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flip)
- **flex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flex)
- **flux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flux)
- **flop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flop)
- **foes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-foes)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-fret)
- **Frey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-frey)
- **flue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flue)
- **flor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flor)

## Common misspellings (6)
`felw`, `fflew`, `fleww`, `fllew`, `flwe`, `lfew`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flew