# ferment vs ferret

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ferment
*verb · IPA /fəˈmɛnt/ · frequency rank #34,887*
To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

### ferret
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛɹɪt/ · frequency rank #28,546*
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

## Source
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