fan fiction
/fæn fɪkʃən/noun
fan fiction is a noun meaning “Fiction, typically amateur, created by fans, incorporating the characters and concepts of a commercial media property, typically without permission…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-N-F-I-C-T-I-O-N. The plural of fan fiction is fan fictions or fan-fictions.
What does fan fiction mean?
noun
- 1
Fiction, typically amateur, created by fans, incorporating the characters and concepts of a commercial media property, typically without permission from the author or owner.
- 2
A work of fan fiction.
- 3
datedslangFiction about fans and fandom created by members of fandom.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of fan fiction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fan fiction?
- /fæn fɪkʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-fan_fiction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fan fiction
- fan fictions plural
- fanfiction
- fan-fiction
- fan-fictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with fan fiction
Sounds like: faan fiction (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: fanfiction (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Fan fiction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fiction made by fans:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fanfiction |
| German | Fan-Fiction |
| Portuguese | fanfic |
| Spanish | fanficción, fánfic |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fan fiction come from?
From fan + fiction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).