# former vs fowler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### former
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ · frequency rank #528*
Previous.

### fowler
*noun · IPA /ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #12,424*
A hunter of wildfowl.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/former-vs-fowler