# fa vs fat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fa
*noun · IPA /fɑ/ · frequency rank #5,127*
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.

### fat
*adjective · IPA /ˈfæt/ · frequency rank #1,482*
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

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