fair dinkum
[ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm]
"fair-dinkum" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fair dinkum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Genuine, honest, fair and square.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fair-dinkum · fair dinkum · English
fair dinkum · 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 "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 | fair dinkum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fair dinkum” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fair dinkum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genuine, honest, fair and square.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fair dinkum in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: see dinkum. The correct English form is fair dinkum, spelled F-A-I-R- -D-I-N-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1Genuine, honest, fair and square.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fair dinkum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Are you fair dinkum?
I mean, if they were out at a concert or something, or if they were involved in some other out-of-school social activity and some fair dinkum Aussie bloke, with a fair dinkum Aussie accent, and a fair dinkum Aussie hat, preferably chewing on a fair dinkum gum leaf, and holding a koala bear in one hand and a kangaroo in the other stood up and delivered tho…
Etymology
see dinkum.
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.