# faux vs flu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faux
*adjective · IPA /fəʊ/ · frequency rank #13,914*
Fake or artificial.

### flu
*noun · IPA /fluː/ · frequency rank #7,564*
Influenza.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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