# faro

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #47,620

## Definitions
1. A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

## Etymology
Presumably an alteration of pharaoh, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.

## Easily confused with
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fo)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-for)
- **fat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fat)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fur)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fry)
- **fax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fax)
- **fir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fir)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-foo)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fro)
- **Flo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-flo)
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fay)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fra)
- **FDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fdr)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fer)
- **fas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fas)
- **FCO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fco)
- **from** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-from)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-form)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fire)
- **fast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faro-vs-fast)

## Common misspellings (5)
`afro`, `faor`, `farro`, `ffaro`, `frao`

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