Fand
/ˈfænd/
"fand" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fand” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fand |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfænd/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fand” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Fand is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfænd/. 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: "A fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fand in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Fand, spelled F-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1A fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn.
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 “Fand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfænd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.