illfare
"illfare" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“illfare” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Misfortune; detriment; harm; evilfare.
Corpus desk
Index EN-illfare · illfare · English
illfare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | illfare |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “illfare” in English
Rare enough to double-check
illfare is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Misfortune; detriment; harm; evilfare.".
illfare doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ill + fare. Compare evilfare, welfare, etc. The correct English form is illfare, spelled I-L-L-F-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Misfortune; detriment; harm; evilfare.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how illfare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
According to a principle of weak benevolence, all except the deviant will, other things being equal, prefer the welfare of others to their illfare; according to a principle of strong benevolence, preferring the welfare of others to their illfare will guide conduct even when other things are not equal [...]
The environment is an extremely important, although not the only, foundation for our welfare or illfare.
Etymology
From ill + fare. Compare evilfare, welfare, etc.
Antonyms
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.