# fred vs free

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fred
*noun · IPA \fʁɛd\ · frequency rank #6,090*
Fil de discussion

### free
*noun · IPA \fʁi\ · frequency rank #3,537*
Teuf, fête gratuite.

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