féin

adj

The verdict

“féin” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mismo, propio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fein · féin · Spanish

féin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for féin
PropertyValue
Headwordféin
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “féin” en español

féinestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

féin is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mismo, propio.".

No misspelling variants are generated for féin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is féin, spelled F-É-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mismo, propio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how féin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Beidh mé do mo ghléasadh féin chomh luath agus a imíonn tú síos an staighre!
  2. Beidh uirthi a bealach féin a dhéanamh ón ré réamhthionsclaíoch go dtí an nua-aois.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "féin"?
"féin" is spelled F-É-I-N.
What does "féin" mean?
As an adjective, "féin" means: Mismo, propio.
What language does "féin" come from?
"féin" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list