# farewell vs Farrell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### farewell
*noun · IPA /fɛəˈwɛl/ · frequency rank #8,421*
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.

### Farrell
*name · IPA /ˈfæɹ.əl/ · frequency rank #16,022*
A surname from Irish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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