tooth fairy
/ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/
"tooth-fairy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tooth fairy” 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 May 6, 2026) - A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tooth fairy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tooth fairy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tooth fairy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tooth fairy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is tooth fairy, spelled T-O-O-T-H- -F-A-I-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth.
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.
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Using “tooth fairy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-O-O-T-H- -F-A-I-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.