full-fledged
"full-fledged" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“full-fledged” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having all its feathers; able to fly.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | full-fledged |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “full-fledged” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
full-fledged is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for full-fledged, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From full + fledged. The correct English form is full-fledged, spelled F-U-L-L---F-L-E-D-G-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having all its feathers; able to fly.
- 2Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.
Etymology
From full + fledged.
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 “full-fledged”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-U-L-L---F-L-E-D-G-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.