# fare vs flare

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flare
*noun · IPA /flɛə̯/ · frequency rank #12,242*
A sudden bright light.

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