# fiction vs function

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fiction
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #3,363*
Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

### function
*noun · IPA /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ · frequency rank #1,720*
What something does or is used for.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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