# fata vs fatal

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fata
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #45,920*
die Fee

### fatal
*adjective · IPA [faˈtaːl] · frequency rank #17,885*
unangenehm, verhängnisvoll, peinlich

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