Faber
/ˈfeɪ.bə/
"faber" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Faber” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,668 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #22,668
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Faber |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfeɪ.bə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #22,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Faber” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Faber is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfeɪ.bə/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,668 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Faber, with forms such as "afber", "fabber", and "faberr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "far", "fer", "fae", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Favre, both from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Doublet of Dobry. The correct English form is Faber, spelled F-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.
Etymology
From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Favre, both from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Doublet of Dobry.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afber,fabber,faberr,fabre,faebr,fbaer,ffaber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Faber - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Faber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfeɪ.bə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “far” - see the side-by-side comparison. Faber vs far
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.