# fewer vs fewest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fewer
*determiner · IPA /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ · frequency rank #4,236*
comparative degree of few; a smaller number.

### fewest
*determiner · frequency rank #27,834*
superlative degree of few; the smallest number.

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