# fam

> English word · Noun · IPA /fæm/ · frequency rank #14,533

## Definitions
1. Clipping of family.
2. A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
3. Clipping of familiarization.

## Etymology
Abbreviations
* (family, term of endearment): Clipping of family
* (familiarization): Clipping of familiarization

## Easily confused with
- **fi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fi)
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fl)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fm)
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fe)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fu)
- **FF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-ff)
- **FB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fb)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fo)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fs)
- **FN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fn)
- **FP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fp)
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fy)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-for)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-few)
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-far)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fun)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fit)
- **fan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fan)
- **fat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fam-vs-fat)

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