# fem vs fer

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### fem
*num · IPA [fɛmˀ] · frequency rank #41,915*
Cinco.

### fer
*noun · IPA [ˈf̬eːr] · frequency rank #14,849*
Mutación aspirada del sustantivo colectivo per ('peras')

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