# feet vs ferret

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### feet
*noun · IPA /fiːt/ · frequency rank #1,105*
plural of foot

### ferret
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛɹɪt/ · frequency rank #28,546*
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

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