fanny pack

/ˈfæni pæk/

//ˈfæni pæk// noun

"fanny-pack" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fanny pack” 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 small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fanny-pack · fanny pack · English

fanny pack · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for fanny pack
PropertyValue
Headwordfanny pack
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfæni pæk/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fanny pack” in English

fanny packranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fanny pack is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæni pæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fanny pack in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fanny (“the backside”) + pack. The correct English form is fanny pack, spelled F-A-N-N-Y- -P-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fanny pack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She wears her fanny pack every day on her morning jog around Central Park.

Etymology

From fanny (“the backside”) + pack.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fanny pack"?
"fanny pack" is spelled F-A-N-N-Y- -P-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfæni pæk/.
What does "fanny pack" mean?
As a noun, "fanny pack" means: A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.
How do you pronounce "fanny pack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fanny pack" is /ˈfæni pæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fanny pack"?
From fanny (“the backside”) + pack. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list