fortune teller
/ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/
"fortune-teller" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fortune teller” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortune teller |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fortune teller” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for fortune teller is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for fortune teller in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is fortune teller, spelled F-O-R-T-U-N-E- -T-E-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
- 2A cootie catcher.
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.
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Using “fortune teller”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-T-U-N-E- -T-E-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.