# faerie vs Fergie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faerie
*noun · frequency rank #40,691*
Archaic spelling of fairy.

### Fergie
*name · frequency rank #32,396*
A nickname for someone with a surname that starts with "Ferg".

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