fieldfare
/ˈfiːldfɛː/
"fieldfare" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fieldfare” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fieldfare · fieldfare · English
fieldfare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | fieldfare |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfiːldfɛː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fieldfare” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fieldfare is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfiːldfɛː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fieldfare in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare. The correct English form is fieldfare, spelled F-I-E-L-D-F-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fieldfare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paul seemed relaxed, scanning the fields on either side of the muddy lane for fieldfares
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare.
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.