# Fred vs friend

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fred
*name · IPA /fɹɛd/ · frequency rank #5,044*
A short version of Frederick, Alfred, or Wilfred, also used as a formal male given name.

### friend
*noun · IPA /fɹɛnd/ · frequency rank #420*
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

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