# fare vs faro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fare
*noun · IPA /fɛə/ · frequency rank #7,790*
A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.

### faro
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #47,620*
A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

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