fam
/fæm/noun
fam is spelled F-A-M: 3 letters. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fam means “Clipping of family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fam is fams.
How many letters and syllables are in fam?
| Letters | 3: F-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fam?
Fam appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fam?
- /fæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-fam.ogg, En-us-fam.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fam
Sounds like: Pham (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of fam
- fams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of family.
I'm gonna visit the fam.
- 2
slangA term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe.
- 3
colloquialClipping of familiarization.
The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents.
noun
- 1
USInitialism of federal air marshal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fam in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense term of endearment between friends:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | carnal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.