# Fack vs faul

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fack
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #47,377*
Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten

### faul
*adjective · IPA [faʊ̯l] · frequency rank #5,826*
nicht mehr frisch; verrottet, verfault

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