# flies

> English word · Noun · IPA /flaɪz/ · frequency rank #6,142

## Definitions
1. plural of fly

## Easily confused with
- **flip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flip)
- **foes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-foes)
- **flue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flue)
- **foie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-foie)
- **flows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flows)
- **fried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-fried)
- **fries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-fries)
- **flint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flint)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flyer)
- **flirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flirt)
- **fumes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-fumes)
- **fling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-fling)
- **FLOPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flops)
- **flips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flips)
- **floss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-floss)
- **frees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-frees)
- **fuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-fuses)
- **foils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-foils)
- **Flores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flores)
- **flimsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flies-vs-flimsy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`fflies`, `fleis`, `fliess`, `flise`, `fllies`, `lfies`

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