# fare vs fete

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fete
*noun · IPA /feɪt/ · frequency rank #42,639*
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

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