# fa, far

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /fɑ/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### fa
*/fɑ/*
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.

### far
*/fɑː/*
Distant; remote in space.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/far