farther
/ˈfɑɹðɚ/adjective, adverb, verb
farther is spelled F-A-R-T-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “farther vs further” about 22,200 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, farther means “Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in farther?
| Letters | 7: F-A-R-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is farther?
Farther appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce farther?
- UK /ˈfɑːðə/
- US /ˈfɑɹðɚ/
Farther has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-farther.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with farther
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: father (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: further.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of farther
- farthers present, singular, he/she/it
- farthering participle, present
- farthered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does farther mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
verb
- 1
datedAlternative form of further.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does farther come from?
Variant of further.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).