# FOMO

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfoʊmoʊ/ · frequency rank #49,924

## Definitions
1. Initialism of fear of missing out.

## Etymology
Coined c. 2004 in the US by Patrick James McGinnis, in the same article as FOBO.

## Easily confused with
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-for)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fox)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-foo)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fro)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-foy)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fou)
- **from** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-from)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-four)
- **food** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-food)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-form)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-foot)
- **ford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-ford)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fort)
- **fool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fool)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-foul)
- **fork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fork)
- **fond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fond)
- **font** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-font)
- **fong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fong)
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fomo-vs-fowl)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ffomo`, `fmoo`, `fommo`, `foom`, `ofmo`

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