# Afar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #18,231

## Definitions
1. A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
2. A region of Ethiopia.

## Etymology
From Afar qafár.

## Easily confused with
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ar)
- **air** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-air)
- **AKA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-aka)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ana)
- **AFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-afl)
- **AFC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-afc)
- **aha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-aha)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ala)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ava)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ama)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-asa)
- **aft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-aft)
- **AFP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-afp)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ara)
- **aga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-aga)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ata)
- **AFB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-afb)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-arr)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afar-vs-ayr)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aafr`, `afarr`, `affar`, `afra`, `faar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/afar