fab
F·A·B/fæb/adjective, noun, verb
fab is spelled F-A-B: 3 letters and 3 syllables (F·A·B). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fab means “Fabulous (great or spectacular)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fab?
| Letters | 3: F-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: F·A·B |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fab?
Fab appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fab?
- /fæb/
Fab has 3 syllables, split F·A·B in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fab.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fab
- fabber comparative
- fabbest superlative
- fabs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fabbing participle, present
- fabbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalFabulous (great or spectacular).
noun
- 1
informalA manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
The chip fab will double its production next year.
verb
- 1
informalTo fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.
noun
- 1
A member of The Beatles.
- 2
Abbreviation of fragment antigen-binding.
interjection
- 1
Used to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of frontal assessment battery.
- 2
Abbreviation of French–American–British classification.
- 3
Abbreviation of fast atom bombardment.
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of French–American–British.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fab come from?
From fabulous, by shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).