# favourite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ · frequency rank #2,624

## Definitions
1. Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.)
2. Liked, cherished.

## Etymology
Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.

## Easily confused with
- **favorite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/favorite-vs-favourite)

## Common misspellings (12)
`afvourite`, `faovurite`, `favoruite`, `favouirte`, `favouriet`, `favouritte`, `favourrite`, `favourtie`, `favuorite`, `favvourite`, `ffavourite`, `fvaourite`

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