# Fabius vs famous

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fabius
*name · frequency rank #48,739*
A male given name from Latin, of historical use in English.

### famous
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #1,526*
Well known.

## Source
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