# fester vs fisher

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fester
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #38,838*
A fistula.

### fisher
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪʃə/ · frequency rank #6,905*
A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

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