# Fahrenheit

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/ · frequency rank #21,207

## Definitions
1. Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.

## Etymology
From German Fahrenheit, named after Prussian scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.

## Common misspellings (15)
`afhrenheit`, `fahernheit`, `fahhrenheit`, `fahrehneit`, `fahrenehit`, `fahrenheitt`, `fahrenheti`, `fahrenhheit`, `fahrenhiet`, `fahrennheit`, `fahrneheit`, `fahrrenheit`, `farhenheit`, `ffahrenheit`, `fharenheit`

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