# faze vs fife

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faze
*verb · IPA /feɪz/ · frequency rank #32,393*
To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb.

### fife
*noun · IPA /ˈfaɪf/ · frequency rank #17,613*
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

## Source
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