# Farah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfærə/ · frequency rank #23,536

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A female given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

## Easily confused with
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fra)
- **farm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farm)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fare)
- **fart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fart)
- **Fran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fran)
- **fray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fray)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-frat)
- **Frau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-frau)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farr)
- **fora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fora)
- **FARC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farc)
- **faro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-faro)
- **Fata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fata)
- **Fars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fars)
- **forth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-forth)
- **farms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farms)
- **fatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fatal)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fares)
- **Fargo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-fargo)
- **farce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farce)

## Common misspellings (6)
`afrah`, `faarh`, `farahh`, `farha`, `ffarah`, `fraah`

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