# fast vs first

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### fast
*adverb · IPA \fast\ · frequency rank #8,544*
Presque, quasiment.

### first
*adjective · IPA \fœʁst\ · frequency rank #9,006*
Premier, voyez first lady.

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