# fairies vs fires

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fairies
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛəɹiz/ · frequency rank #19,332*
plural of fairy

### fires
*noun · IPA /ˈfaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #5,417*
plural of fire

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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