# famous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪ.məs/ · frequency rank #1,526

## Definitions
1. Well known.
2. In the public eye.
3. Excellent.

## Etymology
From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.

## Easily confused with
- **favour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/famous-vs-favour)
- **favors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/famous-vs-favors)
- **favours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/famous-vs-favours)
- **famously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/famous-vs-famously)
- **Fabius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabius-vs-famous)

## Common misspellings (8)
`afmous`, `fammous`, `famosu`, `famouss`, `famuos`, `faomus`, `ffamous`, `fmaous`

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