full-grown
/ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/
"full-grown" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“full-grown” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fully developed; adult.
Corpus desk
Index EN-full-grown · full-grown · English
full-grown · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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-grown |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “full-grown” in English
Rare enough to double-check
full-grown is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
full-grown has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”). The correct English form is full-grown, spelled F-U-L-L---G-R-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1Fully developed; adult.
- 2Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how full-grown appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on
[…] And, doubtless, unto thee is given A life that bears immortal fruit In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven.
Etymology
From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”).
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.