feather duster
/ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstə/
"feather-duster" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“feather duster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.
Corpus desk
Index EN-feather-duster · feather duster · English
feather duster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | feather duster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstə/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “feather duster” in English
Rare enough to double-check
feather duster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for feather duster in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 feather + duster. The correct English form is feather duster, spelled F-E-A-T-H-E-R- -D-U-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.
Etymology
From feather + duster.
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.