Which to use
“fail” is a verb and “faz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,476
- “fail” frequency rank
- #17,143
- “faz” frequency rank
- 47619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fail | faz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fracasar, fallar. | En el hombre y algunos animales, parte frontal de la cabeza, donde se encuentran los ojos, nariz y boca |
Where the eye mixes fail and faz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fail vs faz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fail is /feɪl/ while faz is [ˈfas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fail is recorded at frequency rank #30,476, classified as averb, pronounced /feɪl/. faz is at rank #17,143, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfas].
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 47619, this pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fail vs faz
Shared letters: af. Private to "fail": il. Private to "faz": z.
"fail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "faz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fail ← afil · faill · fali · ffail
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fail" and "faz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fail" vs "faz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fail" and "faz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fail" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "faz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fail" and "faz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fail vs falo". 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 #119,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.