peafowl
/ˈpiːˌfaʊl/
"peafowl" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peafowl” 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) - A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Corpus desk
Index EN-peafowl · peafowl · English
peafowl · 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 "P" 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 | peafowl |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpiːˌfaʊl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “peafowl” in English
Rare enough to double-check
peafowl is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpiːˌfaʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for peafowl, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”). The correct English form is peafowl, spelled P-E-A-F-O-W-L.
Definition
- 1A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
Etymology
From pea (“peacock”) + fowl. Compare Icelandic páfugl (“peafowl”), Swedish påfågel (“peafowl”), Danish påfugl (“peafowl”).
Synonyms
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.