# familiar

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ · frequency rank #2,442

## Definitions
1. Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
2. Acquainted.
3. Intimate or friendly.
4. Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

## Etymology
From Middle English familiar, familier, from Latin familiāris (“pertaining to servants; pertaining to the household”). By surface analysis, family + -ar. Piecewise doublet of familial. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþ.

## Easily confused with
- **familia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/familia-vs-familiar)
- **familial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/familial-vs-familiar)

## Common misspellings (11)
`afmiliar`, `faimliar`, `famiilar`, `familair`, `familiarr`, `familira`, `familliar`, `famliiar`, `fammiliar`, `ffamiliar`, `fmailiar`

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