fart

/fɑːt/

//fɑːt// verb

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"fart" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fart” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,147
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fart · fart · English

fart · rank #13,147 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,147
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH exposition

Nearest frequency peer: exposition (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fart”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fart” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fart vs for
50% similar
fart vs fit
50% similar
fart vs fat
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fart
PropertyValue
Headwordfart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fɑːt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,147
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fart”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).fartlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “exposition” (#13,146), “fetish” (#13,149), “fixes” (#13,150). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fart” is #13,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fart (IPA /fɑːt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,147 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fart, with forms such as "afrt", "farrt", and "fartt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "for", "fit", "fat", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb. The correct English form is fart, spelled F-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
  2. 2
    To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fart appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I fart with twenty ladies by; / They call me beast; and what care I?
  2. Above his head the funnel farted black soot into the sky.

Etymology

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

This word in other languages

peer(Español)péter(Français)furzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afrt
  • farrt
  • fartt
  • fatr
  • ffart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fart - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afrt2farrt1fartt1fatr2ffart1
Edit distance from "fart"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fart"?
"fart" is spelled F-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /fɑːt/.
What does "fart" mean?
As a verb, "fart" means: To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
What words are commonly confused with "fart"?
"fart" is commonly confused with "for", "fit", "fat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fart"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fart" is /fɑːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fart"?
From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English *feortan, from Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-. The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fart", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gaga#13,158grin#13,165heap#13,170claw#13,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Brit5 variantsmuse5 variantsyarn5 variantsrugged5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list