# fable vs fallu

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fable
*noun · IPA \fabl\ · frequency rank #16,129*
Ce que l’on dit, ce que l’on raconte.

### fallu
*verb · IPA \fa.ly\ · frequency rank #3,331*
Participe passé de falloir.

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