# Fargo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #12,974

## Definitions
1. The largest city in North Dakota, United States, and county seat of Cass County.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
Named for Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.

## Easily confused with
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-fro)
- **farm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farm)
- **fart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-fart)
- **Faso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-faso)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farr)
- **faro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-faro)
- **Fars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-fars)
- **farms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farms)
- **forge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-forge)
- **farts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farts)
- **forgo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-forgo)
- **Faroe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-faroe)
- **Farsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farsi)
- **forgot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-forgot)
- **farrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-farrow)
- **forego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-forego)
- **far** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/far-vs-fargo)
- **fag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fag-vs-fargo)
- **FAO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fao-vs-fargo)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fare-vs-fargo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afrgo`, `fagro`, `farggo`, `farog`, `farrgo`, `ffargo`, `frago`

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