# fancy vs fence

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fancy
*noun · IPA /ˈfæn.si/ · frequency rank #3,945*
The imagination.

### fence
*noun · IPA /fɛns/ · frequency rank #5,037*
A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fancy-vs-fence