# fares vs forex

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fares
*noun · IPA /fɛəz/ · frequency rank #12,774*
plural of fare

### forex
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/ · frequency rank #12,245*
Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.

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