# fool vs fou

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fool
*noun · IPA /fuːl/ · frequency rank #4,378*
A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

### fou
*adjective · frequency rank #48,244*
Drunk.

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