# fanfic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfænfɪk/ · frequency rank #32,804

## Definitions
1. Fan fiction.
2. A work of fan fiction.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s
Proto-Italic *faznom
Latin fānum
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin fānāticuslbor.
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French fanatiqueinflu.
English fanatic
English fancyinflu.
English fan
English fiction
English fan fiction
English fanfic
Clipping of fan fiction.

## Easily confused with
- **frantic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanfic-vs-frantic)
- **fabric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabric-vs-fanfic)
- **fanatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fanatic-vs-fanfic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afnfic`, `fafnic`, `fanfci`, `fanffic`, `fanficc`, `fanifc`, `fannfic`, `ffanfic`, `fnafic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fanfic