# Fakes vs fate

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Fakes
*noun · IPA [fɛɪ̯ks] · frequency rank #47,380*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fake

### fate
*noun · IPA [feɪt] · frequency rank #35,761*
die (eher leidlichen) Dinge oder Umstände, die jemandem widerfahren; Geschick, Schicksal

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