wolf-child
"wolf-child" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wolf-child” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A human child that has been raised by wolves from infancy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wolf-child |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wolf-child” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wolf-child is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
wolf-child doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is wolf-child, spelled W-O-L-F---C-H-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1A human child that has been raised by wolves from infancy.
- 2A being that is part wolf, part child.
- 3A baby or young wolf.
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 “wolf-child”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-L-F---C-H-I-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.