farsighted
"farsighted" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“farsighted” is uncommon English (frequency #74,953 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,953
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-farsighted · farsighted · English
farsighted · rank #74,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,953
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH Farkas
Nearest frequency peer: Farkas (-2 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “farsighted”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Famicom
Famicom
25,052 corpus weight
- Farkas
Farkas
25,050 corpus weight
- farsighted
farsighted
25,048 corpus weight
- feria
feria
25,046 corpus weight
- Ferretti
Ferretti
25,045 corpus weight
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fibrinogen
25,043 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “farsighted” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farsighted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farsighted” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
farsighted is uncommon English at frequency #74,953 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for farsighted in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From far + sighted. The correct English form is farsighted, spelled F-A-R-S-I-G-H-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
- 2Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Etymology
From far + sighted.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.