redfin

noun

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"redfin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“redfin” is uncommon English (frequency #91,981 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,981
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.

Key facts for redfin
PropertyValue
Headwordredfin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “redfin” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). redfin lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

redfin is uncommon English at frequency #91,981 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for redfin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season. The correct English form is redfin, spelled R-E-D-F-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.
  2. 2
    A redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis), of the central US.
  3. 3
    Any of certain species of genus Moxostoma of large suckers of North America, the males having red tail fins during mating season.

Etymology

From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season.

Synonyms

shiner

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "redfin"?
"redfin" is spelled R-E-D-F-I-N.
What does "redfin" mean?
As a noun, "redfin" means: A common shiner, a small North American dace of species Luxilus cornutus.
What is the origin of the word "redfin"?
From red + fin, having a red dorsal fin, especially males in the breeding season. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “redfin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-D-F-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list