fairy

[ˈfɛəɹɪ]

/[ˈfɛəɹɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“fairy” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,134
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fee

Corpus desk

Index DE-fairy · fairy · German

fairy · rank #48,134 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,134
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH falling

Nearest frequency peer: falling (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fairy“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fairy“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fairy vs far
60% similar
fairy vs fry
60% similar
fairy vs fay
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fairy
PropertyValue
Headwordfairy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛəɹɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,134
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fairy“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fairyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „falling“ (#48,135), „Falschmeldung“ (#48,136), „Fabienne“ (#48,131). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fairy“ bei #48,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fairy (IPA [ˈfɛəɹɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,134 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fairy, with forms such as "afiry", "fairry", and "fairyy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "far", "fry", "fay", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fairy, spelled F-A-I-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fee
  2. 2
    die Schwuchtel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fairy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "As well as trolls and fairies, Iceland is also said to be home to leprechauns, particularly on the Snaefelsness peninsula."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afiry
  • fairry
  • fairyy
  • faiyr
  • fariy
  • ffairy
  • fiary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fairy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afiry2fairry1fairyy1faiyr2fariy2ffairy1fiary2
Edit distance from "fairy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fairy"?
"fairy" is spelled F-A-I-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛəɹɪ].
What does "fairy" mean?
As a noun, "fairy" means: die Fee
What words are commonly confused with "fairy"?
"fairy" is commonly confused with "far", "fry", "fay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fairy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fairy" is [ˈfɛəɹɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fairy" come from?
"fairy" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fairy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feeds#48,139fixer#48,147Flure#48,150Fouls#48,153

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

given7 variantsgrillo7 variantsHader7 variantshegte7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list