# Fete vs fire

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fete
*noun · IPA [ˈfeːtə] · frequency rank #44,598*
lockere, ungezwungene Feier

### fire
*num · IPA [ˈfiːɔ] · frequency rank #7,171*
vier

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