# fail vs fairly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fail
*verb · IPA /feɪl/ · frequency rank #2,441*
To be unsuccessful.

### fairly
*adverb · IPA /ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/ · frequency rank #2,994*
In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

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