Which to use
“faulted” is a verb and “faults” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,692
- “faulted” frequency rank
- #11,545
- “faults” frequency rank
- 52237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faulted | faults |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fault | plural of fault |
Letter map: faulted vs faults
Shared letters muted; letters that set faulted and faults apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. faulted runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against faults's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - faulted and faults
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: faulted is averb and faultsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faulted is recorded at frequency rank #40,692, classified as averb. faults is at rank #11,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔːlts/.
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 52237, this pair ranks #158,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faulted vs faults
Shared letters: afltu. Private to "faulted": de. Private to "faults": s.
"faulted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "faults" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faulted" for "faults" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faulted" vs "faults" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "faulted" vs "faults" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "faulted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faults" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,738 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faulted" and "faults" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faulted vs fluted". 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 #158,738 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.