fantasy
[ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əsi]noun, verb
fantasy is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 33 times per million words in written English, the 2,888th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “fantasy vs phantasy” about 40 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, fantasy means “That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fantasy is fantasies.
How many letters and syllables are in fantasy?
| Letters | 7: F-A-N-T-A-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 33 times per million words; the 2,888th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is fantasy?
Fantasy appears 33 times per million words in written English, the 2,888th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fantasy?
- /ˈfæntəsi/
- /ˈfæntəzi/
- US [ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əsi]
Fantasy has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-fantasy.wav, En-us-fantasy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fantasy
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: phantasy.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of fantasy
- fantasies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fantasying participle, present
- fantasied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fantasy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
- 2
The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
- 3
A fantastical design.
- 4
slangThe drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
verb
- 1
To conceive (something) mentally; to imagine.
- 2
To fantasize about (something).
- 3
To conceive mentally; to imagine.
- 4
obsoleteTo have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fantasy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fantaisie, imaginaire, fantasme , fantasy |
| German | Fantasie, Phantasie , Fantasy, Fantastik, Phantastik |
| Portuguese | fantasia |
| Spanish | fantasía, lirismo |
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.