# famous vs favors

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### famous
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #1,526*
Well known.

### favors
*noun · IPA /ˈfeɪvɚz/ · frequency rank #10,546*
plural of favor

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