least finger
"least-finger" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“least finger” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Synonym of little finger.
Corpus desk
Index EN-least-finger · least finger · English
least finger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | least finger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “least finger” in English
Rare enough to double-check
least finger is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of little finger.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for least finger, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 leste finguer, lest fynger, lest fyngyr, from Old English lǣst finger. The correct English form is least finger, spelled L-E-A-S-T- -F-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Synonym of little finger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how least finger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But, both on account of convenience and long established custom, the left hand is generally considered the ring hand—and the least finger of that hand holds the ring.
There will thus be encountered in order the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis, extensor pollicis longus, the two tendons of the index, that of the middle, that of the ring, and the two tendons of the least finger: […]
Etymology
From Middle English leste finguer, lest fynger, lest fyngyr, from Old English lǣst finger.
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.