# first vs frat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### first
*adjective · IPA /fɜːst/ · frequency rank #81*
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

### frat
*noun · IPA /fɹæt/ · frequency rank #20,930*
Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/first-vs-frat