# fabulous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfæbjʊləs/ · frequency rank #6,241

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
2. Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
3. Fictional or not believable; made up.
4. Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
5. Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
6. Camp, effeminate.
7. Fashionable, glamorous.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **fabulously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabulous-vs-fabulously)

## Common misspellings (11)
`afbulous`, `fabbulous`, `fabluous`, `fabullous`, `fabulosu`, `fabulouss`, `fabuluos`, `fabuolus`, `faublous`, `fbaulous`, `ffabulous`

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