Which to use
“faked” and “fixed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,307
- “faked” frequency rank
- #2,042
- “fixed” frequency rank
- 20349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faked | fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fake | simple past and past participle of fix |
Where the eye mixes faked and fixed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: faked vs fixed
A purely visual mix-up. faked (/feɪkt/) and fixed (/fɪkst/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faked is recorded at frequency rank #18,307, classified as averb, pronounced /feɪkt/. fixed is at rank #2,042, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɪkst/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20349, this pair ranks #431,705 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faked vs fixed
Shared letters: def. Private to "faked": ak. Private to "fixed": ix.
"faked" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faked" and "fixed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "faked" or "fixed" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "faked" and "fixed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,705 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faked" and "fixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faked vs flaked". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #431,705 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.