Fellache
[fɛˈlaxə]
The verdict
“Fellache” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sesshafter, bäuerlicher Landbewohner in den arabischen Ländern (vor allem im Vorderen Orient und dort besonders in Ägypten), der hauptsächlich Ackerbau betreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fellache · Fellache · German
Fellache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fellache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛˈlaxə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fellache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fellache is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛˈlaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sesshafter, bäuerlicher Landbewohner in den arabischen Ländern (vor allem im Vorderen Orient und dort besonders in Ägypten), der hauptsächlich Ackerbau betreibt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fellache in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fellache, spelled F-E-L-L-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1sesshafter, bäuerlicher Landbewohner in den arabischen Ländern (vor allem im Vorderen Orient und dort besonders in Ägypten), der hauptsächlich Ackerbau betreibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fellache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nicht anders steht es mit derjenigen Ägyptens, das seit der Römerzeit nicht mehr von Ägyptern, einem National, einem Kulturvolk bewohnt ist, sondern von Fellachen.“
„Ein Fellache pflügt die schwarze Erde eines kleinen Feldes mit dem Holzpflug.“
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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.