# feds vs Fido

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### feds
*noun · IPA /fɛdz/ · frequency rank #14,535*
plural of fed

### Fido
*name · IPA /ˈfaɪ.dəʊ/ · frequency rank #44,781*
A stereotypical given name for a dog.

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