# fades vs feces

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fades
*noun · IPA /feɪdz/ · frequency rank #16,911*
plural of fade

### feces
*noun · IPA /ˈfiːsiːz/ · frequency rank #21,795*
Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement.

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