# father vs fauler

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### father
*noun · IPA [ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)] · frequency rank #34,650*
männlicher Elternteil; Vater

### fauler
*adjective · IPA [ˈfaʊ̯lɐ] · frequency rank #30,043*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

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