# fever vs forever

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fever
*noun · IPA /ˈfiːvə/ · frequency rank #4,945*
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

### forever
*adverb · IPA /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,861*
For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

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