# ferret vs Ferris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### Ferris
*name · frequency rank #17,139*
A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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