Which to use
“far” is a noun and “fl” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,418
- “far” frequency rank
- #13,360
- “fl” frequency rank
- 29778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | far | fl |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vater | Femtoliter (= 10⁻¹⁵ l, ein billiardstel Liter) |
Letter map: far vs fl
Shared letters muted; letters that set far and fl apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for far / fl
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: far is anoun and flanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
far is recorded at frequency rank #16,418, classified as anoun, pronounced [faː]. fl is at rank #13,360, tagged as anabbrev.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29778, this pair ranks #1,760,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of far vs fl
Shared letters: f. Private to "far": ar. Private to "fl": l.
"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fl" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "far" and "fl" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "far" or "fl"?
Useful next steps
Pair "far" vs "fl" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "far" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fl" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "far" and "fl" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "far vs firm". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,760,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.