# fails vs fas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fas
*noun · frequency rank #27,454*
A border or fringe.

## Source
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