favour
fa·vournoun, verb
favour is spelled F-A-V-O-U-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (fa·vour). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, favour means “British standard spelling of favor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of favour is favours.
How many letters and syllables are in favour?
| Letters | 6: F-A-V-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fa·vour |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is favour?
Favour appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 favour?
Favour has 2 syllables, split fa·vour in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of favour
- favours plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- favouring participle, present
- favoured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does favour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
British standard spelling of favor.
I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?
verb
- 1
British standard spelling of favor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).