figary
/ˈfɪɡəɹi/
"figary" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“figary” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A whim or eccentricity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-figary · figary · English
figary · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | figary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪɡəɹi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “figary” in English
Rare enough to double-check
figary is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪɡəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A whim or eccentricity.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for figary, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: By sound change from vagary. The correct English form is figary, spelled F-I-G-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A whim or eccentricity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how figary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
is she not a woman, and subject to those mad figaries her whole sex is infected with?
These women think that all the business of the world must stand still for their figaries (a good female word, Jack!) […].
Etymology
By sound change from vagary.
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.