# fervor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɜː.və/ · frequency rank #27,148

## Definitions
1. An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
2. A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
3. Heat.

## Etymology
From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.

## Easily confused with
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fervor-vs-fever)
- **flavor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fervor-vs-flavor)
- **fervour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fervor-vs-fervour)
- **favor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/favor-vs-fervor)
- **Fedor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fedor-vs-fervor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`efrvor`, `ferovr`, `ferrvor`, `fervorr`, `fervro`, `fervvor`, `fevror`, `ffervor`, `frevor`

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