Fama

name

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"fama" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Fama” is uncommon English (frequency #72,297 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,297
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fama · Fama · English

Fama · rank #72,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,297
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH familiarise

Nearest frequency peer: familiarise (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Fama”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Fama” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fama
PropertyValue
HeadwordFama
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Fama” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Famafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “familiarise” (#72,298), “factbook” (#72,294), “Faraj” (#72,300). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Fama” is #72,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fama is uncommon English at frequency #72,297 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.".

Fama doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin fāma. The correct English form is Fama, spelled F-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fāma.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fama"?
"Fama" is spelled F-A-M-A.
What does "Fama" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fama" means: The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.
What is the origin of the word "Fama"?
Learned borrowing from Latin fāma. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiqh#72,311geet#72,341dote#72,252Hamp#72,376

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list