fremdling

noun

"fremdling" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fremdling” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who is not a kinsman; a stranger

Corpus desk

Index EN-fremdling · fremdling · English

fremdling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for fremdling
PropertyValue
Headwordfremdling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fremdling” in English

fremdlingfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fremdling is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who is not a kinsman; a stranger".

fremdling has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fremd + -ling. Compare also Dutch vreemdeling, German Fremdling, Swedish främling. The correct English form is fremdling, spelled F-R-E-M-D-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who is not a kinsman; a stranger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fremdling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. There sisters for their brothers, sorrowing sore, Last fatall framelings, one another gore.
  2. Hills, bulwarks of our freedom, giant walls, Which never fremdling's sleight nor sword made thralls; [...]

Etymology

From fremd + -ling. Compare also Dutch vreemdeling, German Fremdling, Swedish främling.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fremdling"?
"fremdling" is spelled F-R-E-M-D-L-I-N-G.
What does "fremdling" mean?
As a noun, "fremdling" means: One who is not a kinsman; a stranger
What is the origin of the word "fremdling"?
From fremd + -ling. Compare also Dutch vreemdeling, German Fremdling, Swedish främling. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list