# Faber

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfeɪ.bə/ · frequency rank #22,668

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An 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.

## Easily confused with
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-far)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fer)
- **fae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fae)
- **face** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-face)
- **fair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fair)
- **fake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fake)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fate)
- **fame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fame)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fare)
- **fade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fade)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-faye)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fave)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-farr)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-faze)
- **faces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-faces)
- **favor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-favor)
- **faced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-faced)
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fewer)
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fever)
- **fiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fiber)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afber`, `fabber`, `faberr`, `fabre`, `faebr`, `fbaer`, `ffaber`

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