# Farrar vs friar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Farrar
*name · frequency rank #33,646*
A surname from Old French.

### friar
*noun · IPA /ˈfɹaɪə/ · frequency rank #27,468*
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

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