# fist vs foot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fist
*noun · IPA /fɪst/ · frequency rank #8,423*
A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

### foot
*noun · IPA /fʊt/ · frequency rank #1,426*
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

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