smell-feast
/ˈsmɛlfiːst/
"smell-feast" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“smell-feast” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.
Corpus desk
Index EN-smell-feast · smell-feast · English
smell-feast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | smell-feast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsmɛlfiːst/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “smell-feast” in English
Rare enough to double-check
smell-feast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsmɛlfiːst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for smell-feast, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From smell (verb) + feast (noun). The correct English form is smell-feast, spelled S-M-E-L-L---F-E-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how smell-feast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paraſites, were called ſoche ſmellefeaſtes as would ſeeke to be free geaſtes at richemens tables.
Origen ſpeaks of the religation of theſe Dæmons near their Statues, vvhether by Magical incantation, or that, like ſo many ſmell-Feaſts, they hankered near the Altars, to enjoy the nidorous fumes of the Sacrifices, […]
Etymology
From smell (verb) + feast (noun).
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.