# fail vs fin

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fin
*adjective · IPA [ˌfiːn] · frequency rank #19,906*
fein, dünn

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