# femme vs flame

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### flame
*noun · IPA /fleɪm/ · frequency rank #6,357*
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

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