# firm vs fork

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### firm
*noun · IPA /fɜɹm/ · frequency rank #1,693*
A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

### fork
*noun · IPA /fɔːk/ · frequency rank #6,788*
Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:

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