dandy fever

/ˈdændi ˌfiːvə/

//ˈdændi ˌfiːvə// noun

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"dandy-fever" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dandy fever” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

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

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Index EN-dandy-fever · dandy fever · English

dandy fever · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for dandy fever
PropertyValue
Headworddandy fever
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdændi ˌfiːvə/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dandy fever” in English

dandy feverranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dandy fever is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdændi ˌfiːvə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dengue".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dandy fever, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Often said to be named after the gait of dengue patients. The correct English form is dandy fever, spelled D-A-N-D-Y- -F-E-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dengue

Etymology

Often said to be named after the gait of dengue patients.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dandy fever"?
"dandy fever" is spelled D-A-N-D-Y- -F-E-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdændi ˌfiːvə/.
What does "dandy fever" mean?
As a noun, "dandy fever" means: dengue
How do you pronounce "dandy fever"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dandy fever" is /ˈdændi ˌfiːvə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dandy fever"?
Often said to be named after the gait of dengue patients. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list