# famous vs favours

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### favours
*noun · IPA /ˈfeɪ.vɚz/ · frequency rank #19,084*
plural of favour

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