# fanned vs Fanny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fanned
*verb · IPA /fænd/ · frequency rank #39,810*
simple past and past participle of fan

### Fanny
*name · IPA /ˈfæni/ · frequency rank #15,611*
A diminutive of the female given name Frances, itself also becoming a given name.

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