# far

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɑː/ · frequency rank #295

## Definitions
1. Distant; remote in space.
2. Remote in time.
3. Long.
4. More remote of two.
5. Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
6. Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
7. Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai

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

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