djellaba
"djellaba" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“djellaba” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-djellaba · djellaba · English
djellaba · 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 "D" 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 | djellaba |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “djellaba” in English
Rare enough to double-check
djellaba is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.".
Zero misspellings are on record for djellaba in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba). The correct English form is djellaba, spelled D-J-E-L-L-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how djellaba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dignified gentlemen in sober djellabas, of excellent cut and material, their wives in equally sober djellabas, sat in the tea shops with their children and servants, sipping mint tea.
Etymology
From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
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.