# fiend vs fired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fiend
*noun · IPA /fiːnd/ · frequency rank #25,384*
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.

### fired
*adjective · IPA /ˈfaɪəd/ · frequency rank #2,346*
dismissed, terminated from employment.

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