# fete vs fife

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fete
*noun · IPA /feɪt/ · frequency rank #42,639*
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

### fife
*noun · IPA /ˈfaɪf/ · frequency rank #17,613*
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

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