# friend vs friendly

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### friend
*noun · IPA \fɹɛnd\ · frequency rank #19,840*
Ami, amie.

### friendly
*adjective · IPA \fʁi.jɑ̃.li\ · frequency rank #26,736*
Amical, bienveillant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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