# flown

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfləʊn/ · frequency rank #9,179

## Definitions
1. past participle of fly

## Etymology
From Middle English flowen, floȝen, from Old English flogen, ġeflogen, past participle of Old English flēogan (“to fly”).

## Easily confused with
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-fowl)
- **flows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-flows)
- **Floyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-floyd)
- **Flynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-flynn)
- **frown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-frown)
- **frowns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-frowns)
- **Flo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flo-vs-flown)
- **flow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flow-vs-flown)
- **flew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flown)
- **flaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flaw-vs-flown)
- **flop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flop-vs-flown)
- **fawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fawn-vs-flown)
- **flor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-flown)
- **flog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flog-vs-flown)
- **floor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floor-vs-flown)
- **flood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flood-vs-flown)
- **flour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flour-vs-flown)
- **float** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/float-vs-flown)
- **flora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flora-vs-flown)
- **flock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flock-vs-flown)

## Common misspellings (8)
`fflown`, `fllown`, `flonw`, `flownn`, `flowwn`, `flwon`, `folwn`, `lfown`

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