# fader

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfeɪdə/ · frequency rank #48,231

## Definitions
1. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
2. A program or algorithm for fading out colors.

## Etymology
From fade (verb) + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-far)
- **FDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fdr)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fer)
- **fae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fae)
- **fair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fair)
- **fake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fake)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fate)
- **fame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fame)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fare)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fide)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-faye)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fave)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-farr)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-faze)
- **favor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-favor)
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fewer)
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fever)
- **fiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fiber)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fares)
- **famed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-famed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afder`, `fadder`, `faderr`, `fadre`, `faedr`, `fdaer`, `ffader`

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