# fad vs fou

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fad
*noun · IPA /fæd/ · frequency rank #20,634*
A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

### fou
*adjective · frequency rank #48,244*
Drunk.

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