# faux vs four

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### four
*num · IPA /foɹ/ · frequency rank #272*
A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faux-vs-four