Fav or fave?
fav is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of fave”; fave is a noun meaning “Favorite (US) or favourite (UK)”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) fav is about as common as fave.
What is the difference between fav and fave?
| fav | fave | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, adjective, verb | adjective, noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of fave | informalFavorite (US) or favourite (UK) |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | favs | faves |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /feɪv/ |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words | 1.4 times per million words |
Sources: fav and fave in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of fav and fave
fav
- 1
Alternative spelling of fave
- 2
Alternative spelling of fave
- 3
Alternative spelling of fave
fave
- 1
informalFavorite (US) or favourite (UK)
- 2
informalFavorite (US) or favourite (UK)
- 3
informalFavorite (US) or favourite (UK)
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, fav or fave?
fav appears 1.7 times per million words; fave 1.4 times per million words.
fav 1.7 times per million wordsfave 1.4 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search fav vs fave?
“fav vs fave” is searched about 90 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“fave vs fav”, “fav or fave”).
Sources: Google Ads keyword data through DataForSEO and Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, the average month from September 2025 to August 2026.