# fatal vs fecal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### fatal
*adjective · IPA [faˈt̪al] · frequency rank #6,408*
Que pertenece o concierne a los hados.

### fecal
*adjective · IPA [feˈkal] · frequency rank #36,046*
Se dice de la materia puramente excrementicia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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