Fingal
/ˈfɪŋɡəl/
"fingal" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fingal” is uncommon English (frequency #86,277 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,277
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fingal · Fingal · English
Fingal · rank #86,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,277
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH filenames
Nearest frequency peer: filenames (-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 “Fingal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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What this shows Bars show where “Fingal” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fingal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪŋɡəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,277 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fingal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fingal is uncommon English at frequency #86,277 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfɪŋɡəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Fingal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall, from fionn (“fair”) + gall (“stranger”). Used by Macpherson as a rendering of the Irish Fionn mac Cumhail. The correct English form is Fingal, spelled F-I-N-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.
- 2A locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
- 3A locality in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall, from fionn (“fair”) + gall (“stranger”). Used by Macpherson as a rendering of the Irish Fionn mac Cumhail.
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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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.