fishnet
/ˈfɪʃ.nɛt/
"fishnet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fishnet” is uncommon English (frequency #55,439 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,439
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A net used to catch fish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fishnet · fishnet · English
fishnet · rank #55,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,439
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH firming
Nearest frequency peer: firming (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “fishnet”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fila
fila
44,565 corpus weight
- finery
finery
44,564 corpus weight
- firming
firming
44,563 corpus weight
- fishnet
fishnet
44,562 corpus weight
- fletch
fletch
44,561 corpus weight
- flit
flit
44,560 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fishnet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fishnet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪʃ.nɛt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fishnet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fishnet is uncommon English at frequency #55,439 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪʃ.nɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fishnet in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fishnet; equivalent to fish + net. The correct English form is fishnet, spelled F-I-S-H-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1A net used to catch fish.
- 2A fabric mesh with an open diamond-shaped structure.
- 3Stockings made of fishnet fabric.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fishnet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fishnets were hung over bushes to dry.
All the little minnows which were not caught for bait this spring may well give thanks to the women of the U. S. who have adopted fishnet turbans, scarfs, belts and skirts as items in their sports outfits.
Etymology
From Middle English fishnet; equivalent to fish + net.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).