far-flung
/ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/
"far-flung" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“far-flung” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-far-flung · far-flung · English
far-flung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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-flung |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “far-flung” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
far-flung is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for far-flung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself. The correct English form is far-flung, spelled F-A-R---F-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.
- 2Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.
- 3Widely but sparsely distributed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how far-flung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Introduced in the 1960s, Motorail was successful at a time when long-distance travel by car was a time-consuming process because of a lack of motorways. Services, both during the day and at night, ran to such far-flung places on the map as Penzance, Fishguard, Inverness and Fort William.
Etymology
From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself.
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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