How to spell favor

Favor is spelled F-A-V-O-R.

hear itfa·vor/'feɪvər/nounRules and real life

What it means: An act of gracious kindness.

In a sentence: Can you do me a favor and help feed the cat?

Also spelled: favour (accepted as correct).

Same family: favorable, favorite, favoring, disfavor, favorably. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Favor comes from Middle English via Old French "faveur," which originally came from Latin "favor" meaning kindness or goodwill. The British spelling is "favour" with a "u," while American English uses the shorter form "favor."

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