farther
/ˈfɑːðə/
"farther" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“farther” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,926
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-farther · farther · English
farther · rank #8,926 · 11 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,926
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH explorer
Nearest frequency peer: explorer (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “farther”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- editions
editions
91,078 corpus weight
- erected
erected
91,077 corpus weight
- explorer
explorer
91,076 corpus weight
- farther
farther
91,075 corpus weight
- favorable
favorable
91,074 corpus weight
- feminism
feminism
91,073 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “farther” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farther |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɑːðə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,926 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farther” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around farther (IPA /ˈfɑːðə/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,926 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for farther, with forms such as "afrther", "farhter", and "farrther". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "father", "faster", "fatter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of further. The correct English form is farther, spelled F-A-R-T-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how farther appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The necessity must be obeyed, and farther apology would be absurd.
Mary translated this into the lady being born in Pisa, of English parents; and might have made farther inquiries of the man who had been with them in the capacity of courier ever since they arrived, and who was intelligent and faithful...
Etymology
Variant of further.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afrther
- farhter
- farrther
- fartehr
- fartherr
- farthher
- farthre
- fartther
- fatrher
- ffarther
- frather
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of farther - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "farther", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "farther" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "father". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,926 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.