# fewer

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ · frequency rank #4,236

## Definitions
1. comparative degree of few; a smaller number.

## Etymology
From Middle English fewere, equivalent to few + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **fiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fiber)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-flyer)
- **finer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-finer)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-foyer)
- **fixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fixer)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fryer)
- **flier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-flier)
- **fiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fiver)
- **flower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-flower)
- **fowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fowler)
- **fewest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-fewest)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/few-vs-fewer)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fee-vs-fewer)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fer-vs-fewer)
- **feel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feel-vs-fewer)
- **feet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feet-vs-fewer)
- **fear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fear-vs-fewer)
- **feed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feed-vs-fewer)
- **fees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fees-vs-fewer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`efwer`, `feewr`, `fewerr`, `fewre`, `fewwer`, `ffewer`, `fweer`

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