# fades vs FES

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### FES
*noun · frequency rank #39,812*
Initialism of floppy eyelid syndrome

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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