# fake vs fast

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fake
*verb · IPA [ˈfɛɪ̯kə] · frequency rank #5,080*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs faken

### fast
*adverb · IPA [fast] · frequency rank #243*
nicht ganz

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