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 September 3, 2026) - Having all its feathers; able to fly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-full-fledged · full-fledged · English
full-fledged · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | full-fledged |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “full-fledged” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how full-fledged appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: full-grown
After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.
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.