# female vs femme

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### female
*adjective · IPA /ˈfiː.meɪl/ · frequency rank #1,076*
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

### femme
*noun · IPA /fɛm/ · frequency rank #22,671*
A woman, a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.

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