# fallacy vs fallback

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fallacy
*noun · IPA /ˈfæl.ə.si/ · frequency rank #22,081*
Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

### fallback
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔːl.bæk/ · frequency rank #43,636*
An act of falling back.

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