# fry vs furry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fry
*verb · IPA /fɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #8,427*
A method of cooking food.

### furry
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɜː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #13,727*
Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

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