# faul vs Fell

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### faul
*adjective · IPA [faʊ̯l] · frequency rank #5,826*
nicht mehr frisch; verrottet, verfault

### Fell
*noun · IPA [fɛl] · frequency rank #8,708*
die behaarte Haut eines Tieres

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/faul-vs-fell