# faker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfeɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #36,554

## Definitions
1. One who fakes something.
2. An impostor or impersonator.
3. A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise.
4. A thief.
5. A peddler of petty things.
6. A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.

## Etymology
From fake + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-far)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fer)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fate)
- **fame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fame)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fare)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-faye)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fave)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-farr)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-faze)
- **favor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-favor)
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fewer)
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fever)
- **fiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fiber)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fares)
- **famed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-famed)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-flyer)
- **finer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-finer)
- **fakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fakes)
- **flake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-flake)
- **fated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fated)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afker`, `faekr`, `fakerr`, `fakker`, `fakre`, `ffaker`, `fkaer`

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