favorite
/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/adjective, noun, verb
favorite is spelled F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “favorite vs favourite” about 1,600 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, favorite means “US standard spelling of favourite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in favorite?
| Letters | 8: F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 93 times per million words; the 1,144th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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 favorite?
Favorite appears 93 times per million words in written English, the 1,144th 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 favorite?
- /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/
Favorite has 3 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-favorite.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-favorite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with favorite
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: favourite.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of favorite
- more favorite comparative
- most favorite superlative
- favorites plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- favoriting participle, present
- favorited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does favorite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USUS standard spelling of favourite.
noun
- 1
USUS standard spelling of favourite.
verb
- 1
USUS standard spelling of favourite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate favorite?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of favorite: favo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).