# fishery vs fishes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fishery
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪʃəɹi/ · frequency rank #21,798*
Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

### fishes
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪʃɪz/ · frequency rank #16,710*
plural of fish

## Source
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