# figures vs fires

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### figures
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪɡjɚz/ · frequency rank #1,898*
plural of figure

### fires
*noun · IPA /ˈfaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #5,417*
plural of fire

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