# father vs fatter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### father
*noun · IPA /ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #549*
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).

### fatter
*adjective · IPA /ˈfæːɾɚ/ · frequency rank #26,786*
comparative form of fat: more fat

## Source
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