far-fetched
"far-fetched" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“far-fetched” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brought from far away.
Corpus desk
Index EN-far-fetched · far-fetched · English
far-fetched · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | far-fetched |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “far-fetched” in English
Rare enough to double-check
far-fetched is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
far-fetched doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is far-fetched, spelled F-A-R---F-E-T-C-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1Brought from far away.
- 2Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how far-fetched appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
it may be, if like industry were used, those far fetched druggs would prosper as well with us, as in those countries, whence now we have them […].
He is full of far-fetched ideas to make money.
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.