# fortunate vs fortune

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fortunate
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ · frequency rank #7,446*
Auspicious.

### fortune
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/ · frequency rank #4,303*
Destiny, especially favorable.

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