# failed vs fallen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### failed
*verb · IPA /feɪld/ · frequency rank #1,596*
simple past and past participle of fail

### fallen
*verb · IPA /ˈfɔːlən/ · frequency rank #3,690*
past participle of fall

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