# fae vs false

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fae
*adjective · frequency rank #34,882*
Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”).

### false
*adjective · IPA /fɔːls/ · frequency rank #2,345*
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

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