firstfruits

noun

"firstfruits" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“firstfruits” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of firstfruit

Corpus desk

Index EN-firstfruits · firstfruits · English

firstfruits · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for firstfruits
PropertyValue
Headwordfirstfruits
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “firstfruits” in English

firstfruitssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

firstfruits is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for firstfruits in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English frystefruytes, equivalent to first + fruits. The correct English form is firstfruits, spelled F-I-R-S-T-F-R-U-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of firstfruit
  2. 2
    Alternative form of first fruits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how firstfruits appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
  2. Long it were to reckon up particularly what God was owner of under the Law: for of this sort was all which they spent in legal sacrifices; of this sort their usual oblations and offerings; of this sort tithes and firstfruits; […]

Etymology

From Middle English frystefruytes, equivalent to first + fruits.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "firstfruits"?
"firstfruits" is spelled F-I-R-S-T-F-R-U-I-T-S.
What does "firstfruits" mean?
As a noun, "firstfruits" means: plural of firstfruit
What is the origin of the word "firstfruits"?
From Middle English frystefruytes, equivalent to first + fruits. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list