# fix vs foxy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fix
*verb · IPA /ˈfɪks/ · frequency rank #1,826*
To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

### foxy
*noun · IPA /ˈfɑksi/ · frequency rank #28,925*
The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).

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