# femme vs flume

> 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.

### flume
*noun · IPA /fluːm/ · frequency rank #36,562*
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.

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