2 files changed, 10 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
index 3b94586d..048614cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ export class HelpersModule {
    *
    * @since 8.0.0
    */
-  fake(patterns: string[]): string;
+  fake(patterns: ReadonlyArray<string>): string;
   /**
    * Generator for combining faker methods based on a static string input or an array of static string inputs.
    *
@@ -1135,11 +1135,10 @@ export class HelpersModule {
    *
    * @since 7.4.0
    */
-  fake(pattern: string | string[]): string;
-  fake(pattern: string | string[]): string {
-    if (Array.isArray(pattern)) {
-      pattern = this.arrayElement(pattern);
-    }
+  fake(pattern: string | ReadonlyArray<string>): string;
+  fake(pattern: string | ReadonlyArray<string>): string {
+    pattern =
+      typeof pattern === 'string' ? pattern : this.arrayElement(pattern);
 
     // find first matching {{ and }}
     const start = pattern.search(/{{[a-z]/);
diff --git a/src/modules/word/filterWordListByLength.ts b/src/modules/word/filterWordListByLength.ts
index 4651d497..e866bb9e 100644
--- a/src/modules/word/filterWordListByLength.ts
+++ b/src/modules/word/filterWordListByLength.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const STRATEGIES = {
     throw new FakerError('No words found that match the given length.');
   },
   closest: (
-    wordList: string[],
+    wordList: ReadonlyArray<string>,
     length: { min: number; max: number }
   ): string[] => {
     const wordsByLength = wordList.reduce((data, word) => {
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ const STRATEGIES = {
         word.length === length.max + closestOffset
     );
   },
-  shortest: (wordList: string[]): string[] => {
+  shortest: (wordList: ReadonlyArray<string>): string[] => {
     const minLength = Math.min(...wordList.map((word) => word.length));
     return wordList.filter((word) => word.length === minLength);
   },
-  longest: (wordList: string[]): string[] => {
+  longest: (wordList: ReadonlyArray<string>): string[] => {
     const maxLength = Math.max(...wordList.map((word) => word.length));
     return wordList.filter((word) => word.length === maxLength);
   },
-  'any-length': (wordList: string[]): string[] => {
+  'any-length': (wordList: ReadonlyArray<string>): string[] => {
     return [...wordList];
   },
 } as const; /*
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ string, // Parameters<filterWordListByLength>[0]['strategy']
  * - `any-length`: Returns a copy of the original word list.
  */
 export function filterWordListByLength(options: {
-  wordList: string[];
+  wordList: ReadonlyArray<string>;
   length?: number | { min: number; max: number };
   strategy?: 'fail' | 'closest' | 'shortest' | 'longest' | 'any-length';
 }): string[] {