# Fischer vs fished

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fischer
*name · frequency rank #14,538*
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

### fished
*verb · IPA /fɪʃt/ · frequency rank #26,089*
simple past and past participle of fish

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