# fai vs fal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### fai
*verb · IPA [ˈfa̠j] · frequency rank #40,830*
Tercera persona del singular (el, ela, vostede) del presente de indicativo de facer.

### fal
*noun · IPA [ˈf̬ɑːl] · frequency rank #33,604*
Mutación aspirada del sustantivo femenino pal ('pala').

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/fai-vs-fal