faggotry
/ˈfæɡətɹi/
"faggotry" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“faggotry” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The stereotypical behaviors of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.
Corpus desk
Index EN-faggotry · faggotry · English
faggotry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faggotry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfæɡətɹi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “faggotry” in English
Rare enough to double-check
faggotry is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæɡətɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for faggotry in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From faggot + -ry. The correct English form is faggotry, spelled F-A-G-G-O-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1The stereotypical behaviors of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.
- 2Contemptible actions in general.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faggotry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The exploitation of brutality and terror is blatantly apparent. The homosexual element lies somewhat deeper. It is not — at least, not importantly — in the obvious faggotry of men kissing one another and saying 'I love you,' […]
Nevertheless we have also observed that rebellion ignored soon falls flat, and most of these "social rebels" see the folly of their faggotry in time.
Etymology
From faggot + -ry.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.