feck

/fɛk/

//fɛk// noun

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"feck" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“feck” is uncommon English (frequency #71,503 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,503
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effect, value; vigor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-feck · feck · English

feck · rank #71,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,503
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH filmic

Nearest frequency peer: filmic (+3 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.

Long-tail ranks near “feck”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “feck” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feck
PropertyValue
Headwordfeck
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fɛk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “feck” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).feckfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “filmic” (#71,506), “Fishburne” (#71,507), “exons” (#71,496). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “feck” is #71,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feck is uncommon English at frequency #71,503 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɛk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for feck, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect. The correct English form is feck, spelled F-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Effect, value; vigor.
  2. 2
    The greater or larger part.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how feck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. some of which have earned a small academic following for their technical feck and for a pathos that was somehow both surreally abstract and CNS-rendingly melodramatic at the same time.
  2. I hae been a devil the feck o' my life

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feck"?
"feck" is spelled F-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /fɛk/.
What does "feck" mean?
As a noun, "feck" means: Effect, value; vigor.
How do you pronounce "feck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feck" is /fɛk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "feck"?
Borrowed from Scots, aphetic form of effect. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "feck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ewok#71,495Grau#71,544hizb#71,569IANA#71,580

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list