far vs fe, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“far” is an adverb and “fe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,732
“far” frequency rank: #1,034
“fe” frequency rank: 20766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	far	fe
Definition	Lejos.	Confianza o certeza de lo que se espera, la convicción de lo que no se ve.

Where the eye mixes far and fe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

far

2 ch

Why the eye confuses far with fe

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: far is /fɑː/ while fe is [ˈfe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

far is recorded at frequency rank #19,732, classified as anadv, pronounced /fɑː/. fe is at rank #1,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfe].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 20766, this pair ranks #257,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of far vs fe

Shared letters: f. Private to "far": ar. Private to "fe": e.

"far" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fe" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "far" for "fe" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "far" is an adverb and "fe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "far" or "fe" show up more?

"fe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,034 in our Spanish list, against #19,732 for "far". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "far" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "fe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #257,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"far" and "fe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "far vs fora". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #257,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.