flyleaf
/ˈflaɪˌlif/
"flyleaf" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flyleaf” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flyleaf · flyleaf · English
flyleaf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | flyleaf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈflaɪˌlif/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “flyleaf” in English
Rare enough to double-check
flyleaf is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈflaɪˌlif/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for flyleaf in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fly + leaf. The correct English form is flyleaf, spelled F-L-Y-L-E-A-F.
Definition
- 1A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
- 2A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flyleaf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The flyleaf of Alice Walker's The Color Purple calls the book "honest, poignant, laughing, defiant...a story about heroic lives, love, and the nature of god.... It breaks new ground in fiction with its portrayal of women."
The scribbles on the margins, the occasional date on the flyleaf, the faded bus ticket marking a page for a reason today mysterious, all try to remind me of who I was then.
Etymology
From fly + leaf.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.