# fact

> English word · Noun · IPA /fækt/ · frequency rank #371

## Definitions
1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
2. Something which is real.
3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
4. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
5. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
6. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
7. Action; the realm of action.
8. A wrongful or criminal deed.
9. A feat or meritorious deed.

## Etymology
From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

## Easily confused with
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-far)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fit)
- **fan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fan)
- **fat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fat)
- **FCC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fcc)
- **fax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fax)
- **fam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fam)
- **fag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fag)
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fay)
- **FAQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-faq)
- **fad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fad)
- **FTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-ftc)
- **fas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fas)
- **fic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fic)
- **FAO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fao)
- **FEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fec)
- **fae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fae)
- **FNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fnc)
- **fap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fap)
- **FET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fact-vs-fet)

## Common misspellings (6)
`afct`, `facct`, `factt`, `fatc`, `fcat`, `ffact`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fact