# family vs famine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### family
*noun · IPA /ˈfæ.m(ɪ.)li/ · frequency rank #205*
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

### famine
*noun · IPA /ˈfæmɪn/ · frequency rank #12,773*
Extreme shortage of food in a region.

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