# famous vs fous

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### famous
*adjective · IPA \ˈfeɪm.əs\ · frequency rank #33,258*
Célèbre.

### fous
*adjective · IPA \fu\ · frequency rank #2,126*
Masculin pluriel de fou.

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