fairy dust
"fairy-dust" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fairy dust” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fairy-dust · fairy dust · English
fairy dust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | fairy dust |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fairy dust” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fairy dust is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fairy dust in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations. The correct English form is fairy dust, spelled F-A-I-R-Y- -D-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.
- 2Any apparently magical ingredient or effect; a panacea.
- 3The drug phencyclidine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fairy dust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Of course Peter had been trifling with them, for no one can fly unless the fairy dust has been blown on him.
It's not that some magic private sector fairy dust makes the firms all be runs^([sic]) soundly. Lots of bad businesses are out there. But they tend to lose money and close.
Etymology
Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations.
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.