# Fawkes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɔːks/ · frequency rank #41,625

## Definitions
1. A surname

## Etymology
Variant spelling of Faulks.

## Easily confused with
- **flakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fawkes-vs-flakes)
- **fake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fake-vs-fawkes)
- **faces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faces-vs-fawkes)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fares-vs-fawkes)
- **fades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fades-vs-fawkes)
- **faked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faked-vs-fawkes)
- **fakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fakes-vs-fawkes)
- **Fates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fates-vs-fawkes)
- **faves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faves-vs-fawkes)
- **faker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fawkes)
- **faeces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faeces-vs-fawkes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afwkes`, `fakwes`, `faweks`, `fawkess`, `fawkkes`, `fawkse`, `fawwkes`, `ffawkes`, `fwakes`

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