# fem vs fm

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fem
*num · IPA [fɛmˀ] · frequency rank #43,170*
fünf

### fm
*abbrev · frequency rank #14,289*
Festmeter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/fem-vs-fm