Faversham

/ˈfævəʃəm/

//ˈfævəʃəm// name

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"faversham" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Faversham” is uncommon English (frequency #73,174 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,174
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).

Corpus desk

Index EN-faversham · Faversham · English

Faversham · rank #73,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,174
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fantasyland

Nearest frequency peer: fantasyland (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Faversham”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Faversham” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Faversham
PropertyValue
HeadwordFaversham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈfævəʃəm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Faversham” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Favershamfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “fantasyland” (#73,172), “feist” (#73,176), “extensor” (#73,171). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Faversham” is #73,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Faversham is uncommon English at frequency #73,174 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfævəʃəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Faversham has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”). The correct English form is Faversham, spelled F-A-V-E-R-S-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).
  2. 2
    A surname.

Etymology

From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”).

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 "Faversham"?
"Faversham" is spelled F-A-V-E-R-S-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfævəʃəm/.
What does "Faversham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Faversham" means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0161).
How do you pronounce "Faversham"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Faversham" is /ˈfævəʃəm/. 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 "Faversham"?
From Old English Fefreshām, of which the second element is hām (“homestead”) and the first element is of uncertain origin; it may come from Latin faber (“smith, craftsman”). 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 "Faversham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exorcised#73,170flagstone#73,185folkloric#73,193frameless#73,198

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list