# fye

> English word · Adjective · IPA [ˈfaː(ə)] · frequency rank #83,267

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of fire, representing Southern US English.

## Etymology
Respelling of fire to reflect a non-rhotic pronunciation with glide weakening and smoothing as in Southern or African American Vernacular English

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