# fears vs fess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fears
*noun · IPA /fɪəz/ · frequency rank #5,416*
plural of fear

### fess
*verb · IPA /fɛs/ · frequency rank #43,640*
To confess; to admit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fears-vs-fess