# faith vs fast

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faith
*noun · IPA /feɪθ/ · frequency rank #1,597*
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

### fast
*adjective · IPA /fɑːst/ · frequency rank #767*
Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

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