# fact vs fad

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fact
*noun · IPA [fækt] · frequency rank #19,207*
Fakt, Tatsache

### fad
*adjective · IPA [faːt] · frequency rank #36,315*
geschmacklos, wässrig

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