# fave

> English word · Adjective · IPA /feɪv/ · frequency rank #24,156

## Definitions
1. Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).

## Etymology
From favorite or favourite, by shortening.

## Easily confused with
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fe)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fee)
- **fax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fax)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-foe)
- **fay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fay)
- **FTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fte)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fie)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-free)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-five)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fire)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fine)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-file)
- **flee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-flee)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fuse)
- **fife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fife)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fide)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-faye)
- **fawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-fawn)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-faze)
- **flue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fave-vs-flue)

## Common misspellings (5)
`afve`, `faev`, `favve`, `ffave`, `fvae`

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