# Farber

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɑɹ bəɹ/ · frequency rank #42,635

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Färber, meaning "a dyer" from German Farbe "colour".

## Easily confused with
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-fare)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farr)
- **fiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-fiber)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-fares)
- **farce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farce)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-fryer)
- **Faroe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-faroe)
- **former** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-former)
- **father** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-father)
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-faster)
- **farmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farmer)
- **Forbes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-forbes)
- **Farley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farley)
- **fatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-fatter)
- **firmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-firmer)
- **Farrar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farrar)
- **farmers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farmers)
- **farther** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farther)
- **Faber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-farber)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afrber`, `fabrer`, `farbber`, `farberr`, `farbre`, `farebr`, `farrber`, `ffarber`, `fraber`

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