# faint vs font

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### font
*noun · IPA /fɒnt/ · frequency rank #9,611*
A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faint-vs-font