# FEMA vs fess

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### FEMA
*name · IPA /ˈfiːmə/ · frequency rank #27,458*
Acronym of Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fema-vs-fess