# fail vs fat

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fail
*noun · IPA [feɪl] · frequency rank #27,286*
ein Ausfall, ein Fehlschlag

### fat
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #16,700*
Schicksal

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