# fairy vs fay

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fairy
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛəɹɪ] · frequency rank #48,134*
die Fee

### fay
*noun · IPA [feɪ] · frequency rank #46,636*
eine Fee

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