# fest vs forest

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fest
*adjective · IPA \fɛst\ · frequency rank #28,167*
Ferme.

### forest
*noun · IPA \fɔ.ʁɛ\ · frequency rank #13,795*
Variante de forêt.

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