# fails vs faint

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fails
*verb · IPA /feɪlz/ · frequency rank #4,600*
third-person singular simple present indicative of fail

### faint
*adjective · IPA /feɪnt/ · frequency rank #9,891*
Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

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