fair-minded
/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/
"fair-minded" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fair-minded” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impartial and unbiased.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fair-minded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fair-minded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for fair-minded is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Impartial and unbiased.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fair-minded in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”). The correct English form is fair-minded, spelled F-A-I-R---M-I-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Impartial and unbiased.
Etymology
From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”).
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.
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Using “fair-minded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-I-R---M-I-N-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.