favoursome
"favoursome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“favoursome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by favour or favouritism; acceptable, satisfactory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-favoursome · favoursome · English
favoursome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | favoursome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “favoursome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
favoursome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by favour or favouritism; acceptable, satisfactory.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for favoursome in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From favour + -some. The correct English form is favoursome, spelled F-A-V-O-U-R-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterised or marked by favour or favouritism; acceptable, satisfactory.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how favoursome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The second hill was easy of access but looked down on one small town only, and that none too favorsome in its appearance.
Goddess of Haiti, favorsome, Preserve in flowering loveliness Your treasures' sweet delirium.
Etymology
From favour + -some.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.