# fey vs fig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fey
*adjective · IPA /feɪ/ · frequency rank #29,654*
About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.

### fig
*noun · IPA /fɪɡ/ · frequency rank #6,052*
The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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