# Fakes vs files

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### files
*noun · IPA [faɪlz] · frequency rank #31,544*
Plural des Substantivs file

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