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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faber

/ˈfeɪ.bɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
faber
IPA
/ˈfeɪ.bɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of fabe: more fabe

name

A surname.

name

An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Favre, both from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Doublet of Dobry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfeɪ.bɚ/
  • British English: /ˈfeɪ.bə/

Derived Forms

Faberian

Rhymes With

labor labour neighbor neighbour saber sabre tabor haber lefebvre aber taber fabre

Questions

How do you pronounce faber?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ.bɚ/.
What does faber mean?
comparative form of fabe: more fabe
Where does faber come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce faber

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