# f

> English word · Character · IPA /ɛf/ · frequency rank #873

## Definitions
1. The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

## Etymology
Old English lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “fe”).

## Easily confused with
- **fi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fi)
- **fa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fa)
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fl)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fm)
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fe)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fu)
- **FF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-ff)
- **FB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fb)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fo)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fs)
- **FN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fn)
- **FP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fp)
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fy)
- **F5** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-f5)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-for)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-few)
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-far)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fun)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/f-vs-fit)

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