fecund
/ˈfɛk.ənd/
"fecund" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fecund” is an uncommon English word, ranked #98,110 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #98,110
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fecund |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɛk.ənd/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fecund” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for fecund is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɛk.ənd/. Corpus data places it at rank #98,110 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
fecund doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”). The correct English form is fecund, spelled F-E-C-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
- 2Leading to new ideas or innovation.
Etymology
From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”).
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.
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Using “fecund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-E-C-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɛk.ənd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.