# fake vs fat

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fat
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #16,700*
Schicksal

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