# fal vs fix

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fal
*verb · frequency rank #43,151*
Obsolete spelling of fall.

### fix
*verb · IPA /ˈfɪks/ · frequency rank #1,826*
To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

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