Fenrir
/ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/
"fenrir" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fenrir” is uncommon English (frequency #95,968 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,968
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fenrir · Fenrir · English
Fenrir · rank #95,968 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,968
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH festoon
Nearest frequency peer: festoon (+1 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 “Fenrir”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- femina
femina
4,035 corpus weight
- Fenrir
Fenrir
4,033 corpus weight
- festoon
festoon
4,032 corpus weight
- fifer
fifer
4,031 corpus weight
- fillip
fillip
4,030 corpus weight
- Fincham
Fincham
4,029 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fenrir” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fenrir |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fenrir” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fenrir is uncommon English at frequency #95,968 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Fenrir has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”). The correct English form is Fenrir, spelled F-E-N-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok.
- 2A moon of Saturn.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Fenrir (“fen-dweller”), Fenrisúlfr (“Fenris wolf”).
Synonyms
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 6 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.