fly-in
"fly-in" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fly-in” 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) - An informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fly-in · fly-in · English
fly-in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | fly-in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fly-in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fly-in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fly-in, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from fly in. The correct English form is fly-in, spelled F-L-Y---I-N.
Definition
- 1An informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
- 2The bringing of a people to a place by air travel.
- 3A method of application for roll materials by which the dry sheet is set into the bitumen or adhesive applied to the roof surface.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fly-in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
IBM […] has staged to "fly-ins" of company executives to appeal to lawmakers.
Etymology
Deverbal from fly in.
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.