fingermark
"fingermark" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fingermark” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fingermark · fingermark · English
fingermark · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | fingermark |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fingermark” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fingermark is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fingermark, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From finger + mark. The correct English form is fingermark, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-M-A-R-K.
Definition
- 1A blemish made by a dirty finger; a fingerprint.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fingermark appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He left his fingermark on the recently cleaned cloth.
“No,” I said, rather surprised, “I know that there are no two finger-marks alike, but that’s as far as my science goes.”
Etymology
From finger + mark.
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.