# faulty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɒlti/ · frequency rank #12,596

## Definitions
1. Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
2. At fault, to blame; guilty.

## Etymology
From fault + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **fully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulty-vs-fully)
- **Faust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulty-vs-faust)
- **fruity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulty-vs-fruity)
- **fealty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulty-vs-fealty)
- **frailty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulty-vs-frailty)
- **fault** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fault-vs-faulty)
- **fatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fatty-vs-faulty)
- **faults** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faults-vs-faulty)
- **Farley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-faulty)
- **faculty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faculty-vs-faulty)
- **faulted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faulted-vs-faulty)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afulty`, `faluty`, `faullty`, `faultty`, `faultyy`, `faulyt`, `fautly`, `ffaulty`, `fualty`

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