Fake or Real

Five rounds. One real English word in each. Two are convincing fakes — invented with the right suffixes and a plausible etymology to fool a careful eye. Tap the real one before the timer runs out.

Fake or Real? is a literary word puzzle built for curious readers, writers, crossword solvers, and Scrabble nerds.

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT

• 1,700+ hand-picked real words spread across 8 categories: Vocabulary, Medical, Science, Maths, Nature, Music, Culinary and Language
• Every real word comes with a proper definition, an example sentence, the etymology, and IPA phonetics, so you actually learn as you play
• Five-rung rarity scale, from common to one-in-a-million — chase the rarest
• Tap HEAR IT to hear the word pronounced aloud
• Save any word to your Journal to study later

PLAY HOW YOU LIKE

• DAILY CHALLENGE: Five fresh rounds every day. The same five words for everyone worldwide. Build a streak.
• ENDLESS MODE: Five-word sets back-to-back, for as long as you like. No game-over on misses.
• RAPID MODE: Flashcard style. Swipe right for real, left for fake. Chase your own streak.
• ARCHIVE: Replay any past daily challenge (Pro).

WORD OF THE DAY A new curated word every day on the home screen, complete with definition, pronunciation, etymology and an example sentence.

COMPETE

• Game Center leaderboard for daily score
• 27 achievements — from "First Sighting" to "Renaissance" (perfect a daily challenge in every category)

PRO (OPTIONAL)

• Remove all ads
• Unlimited hints — eliminate a fake without watching an ad
• Full Archive — replay any past daily
• Auto-renews monthly (A$0.99) or yearly (A$9.99). Cancel any time.

LITERARY, NOT ARCADE No flashing pop-ups. No timers screaming at you. Just considered typography, classic dictionary-card design, and the slow pleasure of recognising "phlegmatic" from "phlegmotive" before time runs out.

Privacy: We don't sell or transmit personal data. Game Center sign-in is optional.

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