Which to use
“fail” is a noun and “faz” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,286
- “fail” frequency rank
- #7,043
- “faz” frequency rank
- 34329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fail | faz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ausfall, ein Fehlschlag | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs fazer |
Where the eye mixes fail and faz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fail vs faz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fail is [feɪl] while faz is [fa(j)s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34329, 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]. faz is at rank #7,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [fa(j)s].
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 34329, this pair ranks #1,665,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fail vs faz
Shared letters: af. Private to "fail": il. Private to "faz": z.
"fail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "faz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fail ← afil · faill · fali · ffail · fial
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fail" and "faz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fail" vs "faz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fail" and "faz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fail" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,665,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fail" and "faz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fail vs fils". 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 #1,665,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.