# fell vs fess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fell
*verb · IPA /fɛl/ · frequency rank #1,483*
To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

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

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