# faculty vs fault

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faculty
*noun · IPA /ˈfæk.əl.ti/ · frequency rank #4,156*
The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.

### fault
*noun · IPA /fɔːlt/ · frequency rank #2,296*
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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