# Faye

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,268

## Definitions
1. A female given name, variant of Fay.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
* (surname): Borrowed from French Faye or other languages.

## Easily confused with
- **Fe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fe)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fy)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fly)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fee)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fry)
- **FYI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fyi)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-foe)
- **fey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fey)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-foy)
- **FTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fte)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fie)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-free)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-five)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fire)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fine)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-file)
- **flee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-flee)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fuse)
- **fife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fife)
- **FIDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-fide)

## Common misspellings (5)
`afye`, `faey`, `fayye`, `ffaye`, `fyae`

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