# failed vs fanned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fanned
*verb · IPA /fænd/ · frequency rank #39,810*
simple past and past participle of fan

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