# farther

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɑːðə/ · frequency rank #8,926

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)

## Etymology
Variant of further.

## Easily confused with
- **father** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-father)
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-faster)
- **fatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-fatter)
- **further** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-further)
- **fathers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-fathers)
- **feather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-feather)
- **farthest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farther-vs-farthest)
- **farmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farmer-vs-farther)
- **falter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falter-vs-farther)
- **Farber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farther)

## Common misspellings (11)
`afrther`, `farhter`, `farrther`, `fartehr`, `fartherr`, `farthher`, `farthre`, `fartther`, `fatrher`, `ffarther`, `frather`

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