# fallow vs farrow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fallow
*noun · IPA /ˈfæləʊ/ · frequency rank #35,715*
Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.

### farrow
*noun · IPA /ˈfæɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #31,554*
A litter of piglets.

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