# fib

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪb/ · frequency rank #43,642

## Definitions
1. A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
2. A liar.

## Etymology
Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).

## Easily confused with
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fl)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fm)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fu)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fo)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fs)
- **FN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fn)
- **FP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fp)
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fy)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-for)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fun)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fit)
- **fix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fix)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fly)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fox)
- **fig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fig)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fur)
- **flu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-flu)
- **fog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fog)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fib-vs-fry)

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