Which to use
“fail” and “fata” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,286
- “fail” frequency rank
- #45,920
- “fata” frequency rank
- 73206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fail | fata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ausfall, ein Fehlschlag | die Fee |
Letter map: fail vs fata
Shared letters muted; letters that set fail and fata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fail (CVVC) and fata (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: fail and fata
fail and fata are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fail is recorded at frequency rank #27,286, classified as anoun, pronounced [feɪl]. fata is at rank #45,920, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73206, this pair ranks #366,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fail vs fata
Shared letters: af. Private to "fail": il. Private to "fata": t.
"fail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fail" and "fata" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fail" or "fata" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fail" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fail" and "fata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fata vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #366,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.