# fakes vs fumes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fakes
*noun · IPA /feɪks/ · frequency rank #21,513*
plural of fake

### fumes
*noun · IPA /fjuːmz/ · frequency rank #18,566*
plural of fume

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