frabjous
/ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/
"frabjous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frabjous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-frabjous · frabjous · English
frabjous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | frabjous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “frabjous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
frabjous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfɹæbd͡ʒəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.".
No misspelling variants are generated for frabjous in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” (see the quotation); probably a blend of fair + fabulous + joyous. The correct English form is frabjous, spelled F-R-A-B-J-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frabjous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“[…] O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy.
Stalks! Frabjous stalks! Bottled ’em! all four!
Etymology
Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” (see the quotation); probably a blend of fair + fabulous + joyous.
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.