# fer vs fewer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fer
*preposition · IPA /fə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #26,788*
Pronunciation spelling of for.

### fewer
*determiner · IPA /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ · frequency rank #4,236*
comparative degree of few; a smaller number.

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