fecal matter
/ˈfiːkəl ˈmætə(ɹ)/
"fecal-matter" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fecal matter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fecal-matter · fecal matter · English
fecal matter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fecal matter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfiːkəl ˈmætə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fecal matter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fecal matter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfiːkəl ˈmætə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feces.".
fecal matter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is fecal matter, spelled F-E-C-A-L- -M-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Feces.
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.