# fall vs fay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fall
*verb · IPA /fɔːl/ · frequency rank #766*
To be moved downwards.

### fay
*verb · IPA /feɪ/ · frequency rank #19,836*
To fit, to add.

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