# fave vs fever

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fave
*adjective · IPA /feɪv/ · frequency rank #24,156*
Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).

### fever
*noun · IPA /ˈfiːvə/ · frequency rank #4,945*
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fever