# fives vs fixed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fives
*noun · IPA /faɪvz/ · frequency rank #25,060*
plural of five

### fixed
*verb · IPA /fɪkst/ · frequency rank #2,042*
simple past and past participle of fix

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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