# famine vs farina

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### farina
*noun · IPA /fəˈɹiːnə/ · frequency rank #42,637*
A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.

## Source
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